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Chapter 34

           ‘Brass’sclerk,eh?AndtheclerkofBrass’ssisterclerktoafemaleDragon.Verygood,verygood!WhatshallIbenext?ShallIbeaconvictinafelthatandagreysuit,trottingaboutadockyardwithmynumberneatlyembroideredonmyuniform,andtheorderofthegarteronmyleg,restrainedfromchafingmyanklebyatwistedbelcherhandkerchief?ShallIbethat?Willthatdo,orisittoogenteel?Whateveryouplease,haveityourownway,ofcourse.’

           Ashewasentirelyalone,itmaybepresumedthat,intheseremarks,MrSwivelleraddressedhimselftohisfateordestiny,whom,aswelearnbytheprecedents,itisthecustomofheroestotauntinaverybitterandironicalmannerwhentheyfindthemselvesinsituationsofanunpleasantnature.ThisisthemoreprobablefromthecircumstanceofMrSwivellerdirectinghisobservationstotheceiling,whichthesebodilypersonagesareusuallysupposedtoinhabitexceptintheatricalcases,whentheyliveintheheartofthegreatchandelier.

           ‘Quilpoffersmethisplace,whichhesayshecaninsureme,’resumedDickafterathoughtfulsilence,andtellingoffthecircumstancesofhisposition,onebyone,uponhisfingers;‘Fred,who,Icouldhavetakenmyaffidavit,wouldnothaveheardofsuchathing,backsQuilptomyastonishment,andurgesmetotakeitalsostaggerer,numberone!Myauntinthecountrystopsthesupplies,andwritesanaffectionatenotetosaythatshehasmadeanewwill,andleftmeoutofitstaggerer,numbertwo.

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