Лавка древностей

Chapter 50

           Nobodynearmehere,butrats,andtheyarefinestealthysecretfellows.Ishallbeasmerryasagrigamongthesegentry.I’lllookoutforonelikeChristopher,andpoisonhimha,ha,ha!Businessthoughbusinesswemustbemindfulofbusinessinthemidstofpleasure,andthetimehasflownthismorning,Ideclare.’

           EnjoiningTomScotttoawaithisreturn,andnottostanduponhishead,orthrowasummerset,orsomuchaswalkuponhishandsmeanwhile,onpainoflingeringtorments,thedwarfthrewhimselfintoaboat,andcrossingtotheothersideoftheriver,andthenspeedingawayonfoot,reachedMrSwiveller’susualhouseofentertainmentinBevisMarks,justasthatgentlemansatdownalonetodinnerinitsduskyparlour.

           ‘Dick,’saidthedwarf,thrustinghisheadinatthedoor,‘mypet,mypupil,theappleofmyeye,hey,hey!’

           ‘Ohyou’rethere,areyou?’returnedMrSwiveller;‘howareyou?’

           ‘How’sDick?’retortedQuilp.‘How’sthecreamofclerkship,eh?’

           ‘Why,rathersour,sir,’repliedMrSwiveller.‘Beginningtoborderuponcheesiness,infact.’

           ‘What’sthematter?’saidthedwarf,advancing.‘HasSallyprovedunkind.“Ofallthegirlsthataresosmart,there’snonelikeeh,Dick!’

           ‘Certainlynot,’repliedMrSwiveller,eatinghisdinnerwithgreatgravity,‘nonelikeher.She’sthesphynxofprivatelife,isSallyB.’

           ‘You’reoutofspirits,’saidQuilp,drawingupachair.‘What’sthematter?’

           ‘Thelawdon’tagreewithme,’returnedDick.‘Itisn’tmoistenough,andthere’stoomuchconfinement.

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