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Chapter 4

           ‘What!Notgoing,ladies,youarenotgoing,surely!’

           Hisfairenemiestossedtheirheadsslightlyastheysoughttheirrespectivebonnetsandshawls,butleftallverbalcontentiontoMrsJiniwin,whofindingherselfinthepositionofchampion,madeafaintstruggletosustainthecharacter.

           ‘Andwhynotstoptosupper,Quilp,’saidtheoldlady,‘ifmydaughterhadamind?’

           ‘Tobesure,’rejoinedDaniel.‘Whynot?’

           ‘There’snothingdishonestorwronginasupper,Ihope?’saidMrsJiniwin.

           ‘Surelynot,’returnedthedwarf.‘Whyshouldtherebe?Noranythingunwholesome,either,unlessthere’slobster-saladorprawns,whichI’mtoldarenotgoodfordigestion.’

           ‘Andyouwouldn’tlikeyourwifetobeattackedwiththat,oranythingelsethatwouldmakeheruneasywouldyou?’saidMrsJiniwin.

           ‘Notforascoreofworlds,’repliedthedwarfwithagrin.‘Noteventohaveascoreofmothers-in-lawatthesametimeandwhatablessingthatwouldbe!’

           ‘Mydaughter’syourwife,MrQuilp,certainly,’saidtheoldladywithagiggle,meantforsatiricalandtoimplythatheneededtoberemindedofthefact;‘yourweddedwife.’

           ‘Sosheis,certainly.Sosheis,’observedthedwarf.

           ‘Andshehasarighttodoasshelikes,Ihope,Quilp,’saidtheoldladytrembling,partlywithangerandpartlywithasecretfearofherimpishson-in-law.

           ‘Hopeshehas!’hereplied.‘Oh!Don’tyouknowshehas?Don’tyouknowshehas,MrsJiniwin?

           ‘Iknowsheoughttohave,Quilp,andwouldhave,ifshewasofmywayofthinking.

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