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Chapter 49

           

           Applyinghiseyetothisconvenientplace,hedescriedMrBrassseatedatthetablewithpen,ink,andpaper,andthecase-bottleofrumhisowncase-bottle,andhisownparticularJamaicaconvenienttohishand;withhotwater,fragrantlemons,whitelumpsugar,andallthingsfitting;fromwhichchoicematerials,Sampson,bynomeansinsensibletotheirclaimsuponhisattention,hadcompoundedamightyglassofpunchreekinghot;whichhewasatthatverymomentstirringupwithateaspoon,andcontemplatingwithlooksinwhichafaintassumptionofsentimentalregret,struggledbutweaklywithablandandcomfortablejoy.Atthesametable,withbothherelbowsuponit,wasMrsJiniwin;nolongersippingotherpeople’spunchfeloniouslywithteaspoons,buttakingdeepdraughtsfromajorumofherown;whileherdaughternotexactlywithashesonherhead,orsackclothonherback,butpreservingaverydecentandbecomingappearanceofsorrowneverthelesswasreclininginaneasychair,andsoothinghergriefwithasmallerallowanceofthesameglibliquid.Therewerealsopresent,acoupleofwater-sidemen,bearingbetweenthemcertainmachinescalleddrags;eventhesefellowswereaccommodatedwithastiffglassa-piece;andastheydrankwithagreatrelish,andwerenaturallyofared-nosed,pimple-faced,conviviallook,theirpresenceratherincreasedthandetractedfromthatdecidedappearanceofcomfort,whichwasthegreatcharacteristicoftheparty.

           ‘IfIcouldpoisonthatdearoldlady’srumandwater,’murmuredQuilp,‘I’ddiehappy.

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