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Chapter 50

           Prolonginghispreparationsasmuchaspossible,fortheirgreatercomfort,thateccentricgentlemansuperintendedthepackingofhiswardrobe,andhavingaddedtoitwithhisownhands,aplate,knifeandfork,spoon,teacupandsaucer,andothersmallhouseholdmattersofthatnature,strappeduptheportmanteau,tookitonhisshoulders,andactuallymarchedoffwithoutanotherword,andwiththecase-bottle(whichhehadneveronceputdown)stilltightlyclaspedunderhisarm.ConsigninghisheavierburdentothecareofTomScottwhenhereachedthestreet,takingadramfromthebottleforhisownencouragement,andgivingtheboyarapontheheadwithitasasmalltasteforhimself,Quilpverydeliberatelyledthewaytothewharf,andreacheditatbetweenthreeandfouro’clockinthemorning.

           ‘Snug!’saidQuilp,whenhehadgropedhiswaytothewoodencounting-house,andopenedthedoorwithakeyhecarriedaboutwithhim.‘Beautifullysnug!Callmeateight,youdog.’

           Withnomoreformalleave-takingorexplanation,heclutchedtheportmanteau,shutthedooronhisattendant,andclimbingonthedesk,androllinghimselfupasroundasahedgehog,inanoldboat-cloak,fellfastasleep.

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