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Chapter 34

           Nomoney;nocredit;nosupportfromFred,whoseemstoturnsteadyallatonce;noticetoquittheoldlodgingsstaggerers,three,four,five,andsix!Underanaccumulationofstaggerers,nomancanbeconsideredafreeagent.Nomanknockshimselfdown;ifhisdestinyknockshimdown,hisdestinymustpickhimupagain.ThenI’mverygladthatminehasbroughtallthisuponitself,andIshallbeascarelessasIcan,andmakemyselfquiteathometospiteit.Sogoonmybuck,’saidMrSwiveller,takinghisleaveoftheceilingwithasignificantnod,‘andletusseewhichofuswillbetiredfirst!’

           Dismissingthesubjectofhisdownfallwiththesereflections,whichwerenodoubtveryprofound,andareindeednotaltogetherunknownincertainsystemsofmoralphilosophy,MrSwivellershookoffhisdespondencyandassumedthecheerfuleaseofanirresponsibleclerk.

           Asameanstowardshiscomposureandself-possession,heenteredintoamoreminuteexaminationoftheofficethanhehadyethadtimetomake;lookedintothewig-box,thebooks,andink-bottle;untiedandinspectedallthepapers;carvedafewdevicesonthetablewithasharpbladeofMrBrass’spenknife;andwrotehisnameontheinsideofthewoodencoal-scuttle.

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