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Chapter 33

           ‘Oh,verygood,Sir!Oh,verygoodindeed!Quiteeccentric!Dearme,whathumourhehas!’

           ‘IsthatmySally?’croakedthedwarf,oglingthefairMissBrass.‘IsitJusticewiththebandageoffhereyes,andwithouttheswordandscales?IsittheStrongArmoftheLaw?IsittheVirginofBevis?’

           ‘Whatanamazingflowofspirits!’criedBrass.‘Uponmyword,it’squiteextraordinary!’

           ‘Openthedoor,’saidQuilp,‘I’vegothimhere.Suchaclerkforyou,Brass,suchaprize,suchanaceoftrumps.Bequickandopenthedoor,orifthere’sanotherlawyernearandheshouldhappentolookoutofwindow,he’llsnaphimupbeforeyoureyes,hewill.’

           Itisprobablethatthelossofthephoenixofclerks,eventoarivalpractitioner,wouldnothavebrokenMrBrass’sheart;but,pretendinggreatalacrity,herosefromhisseat,andgoingtothedoor,returned,introducinghisclient,wholedbythehandnolessapersonthanMrRichardSwiveller.

           ‘Theresheis,’saidQuilp,stoppingshortatthedoor,andwrinklinguphiseyebrowsashelookedtowardsMissSally;‘thereisthewomanIoughttohavemarriedthereisthebeautifulSarahthereisthefemalewhohasallthecharmsofhersexandnoneoftheirweaknesses.OhSally,Sally!’

           TothisamorousaddressMissBrassbrieflyresponded‘Bother!’

           ‘Hard-heartedasthemetalfromwhichshetakeshername,’saidQuilp.‘Whydon’tshechangeitmeltdownthebrass,andtakeanothername?’

           ‘Holdyournonsense,MrQuilp,do,’returnedMissSally,withagrimsmile.

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