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Chapter 48

           

           ‘Why,areyounot?’returnedhisquestioner,frettedintoastateoftheutmostirritation.‘Wereyounotafewhourssince,sixtymilesoff,andinthechapeltowhichthisgoodwomangoestosayherprayers?’

           ‘Shewastheretoo,Ithink?’saidQuilp,stillperfectlyunmoved.‘Imightsay,ifIwasinclinedtoberude,howdoIknowbutyouaredoggingmyfootsteps.Yes,Iwasatchapel.Whatthen?I’vereadinbooksthatpilgrimswereusedtogotochapelbeforetheywentonjourneys,toputuppetitionsfortheirsafereturn.Wisemen!journeysareveryperilousespeciallyoutsidethecoach.Wheelscomeoff,horsestakefright,coachmendrivetoofast,coachesoverturn.IalwaysgotochapelbeforeIstartonjourneys.It’sthelastthingIdoonsuchoccasions,indeed.’

           ThatQuilpliedmostheartilyinthisspeech,itneedednoverygreatpenetrationtodiscover,althoughforanythingthathesufferedtoappearinhisface,voice,ormanner,hemighthavebeenclingingtothetruthwiththequietconstancyofamartyr.

           ‘Inthenameofallthat’scalculatedtodriveonecrazy,man,’saidtheunfortunatesinglegentleman,‘haveyounot,forsomereasonofyourown,takenuponyourselfmyerrand?don’tyouknowwithwhatobjectIhavecomehere,andifyoudoknow,canyouthrownolightuponit?’

           ‘YouthinkI’maconjuror,sir,’repliedQuilp,shrugginguphisshoulders.‘IfIwas,Ishouldtellmyownfortuneandmakeit.’

           ‘Ah!wehavesaidallweneedsay,Isee,’returnedtheother,throwinghimselfimpatientlyuponasofa.‘Prayleaveus,ifyouplease.

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