Chapter 36

           

           Asthesinglegentlemanaftersomeweeks’occupationofhislodgings,stilldeclinedtocorrespond,bywordorgesture,eitherwithMrBrassorhissisterSally,butinvariablychoseRichardSwivellerashischannelofcommunication;andasheprovedhimselfinallrespectsahighlydesirableinmate,payingforeverythingbeforehand,givingverylittletrouble,makingnonoise,andkeepingearlyhours;MrRichardimperceptiblyrosetoanimportantpositioninthefamily,asonewhohadinfluenceoverthismysteriouslodger,andcouldnegotiatewithhim,forgoodorevil,whennobodyelsedurstapproachhisperson.

           Ifthetruthmustbetold,evenMrSwiveller’sapproachestothesinglegentlemanwereofaverydistantkind,andmetwithsmallencouragement;but,asheneverreturnedfromamonosyllabicconferencewiththeunknown,withoutquotingsuchexpressionsas‘Swiveller,IknowIcanrelyuponyou,’‘Ihavenohesitationinsaying,Swiveller,thatIentertainaregardforyou,’‘Swiveller,youaremyfriend,andwillstandbymeIamsure,’withmanyothershortspeechesofthesamefamiliarandconfidingkind,purportingtohavebeenaddressedbythesinglegentlemantohimself,andtoformthestapleoftheirordinarydiscourse,neitherMrBrassnorMissSallyforamomentquestionedtheextentofhisinfluence,butaccordedtohimtheirfullestandmostunqualifiedbelief.

           Butquiteapartfrom,andindependentof,thissourceofpopularity,MrSwivellerhadanother,whichpromisedtobeequallyenduring,andtolightenhispositionconsiderably.

           HefoundfavourintheeyesofMissSallyBrass.

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