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Chapter 56

           HepatronisesyoungSnobbybesides;you’llfind,Sir,thathe’llbeconstantlycomingbackwardsandforwardstothisplace:yetIdon’tsupposethatbeyondthecommonformsofcivility,hehaseverexchangedhalf-a-dozenwordswithme.Now,uponmysoul,youknow,’saidMrChuckster,shakinghisheadgravely,asmenarewonttodowhentheyconsiderthingsaregoingalittletoofar,‘thisisaltogethersuchalow-mindedaffair,thatifIdidn’tfeelforthegovernor,andknowthathecouldnevergetonwithoutme,Ishouldbeobligedtocuttheconnection.Ishouldhavenoalternative.’

           MrSwiveller,whosatonanotherstooloppositetohisfriend,stirredthefireinanexcessofsympathy,butsaidnothing.

           ‘AstoyoungSnob,sir,’pursuedMrChucksterwithapropheticlook,‘you’llfindhe’llturnoutbad.Inourprofessionweknowsomethingofhumannature,andtakemywordforit,thatthefellerthatcamebacktoworkoutthatshilling,willshowhimselfoneofthesedaysinhistruecolours.He’salowthief,sir.Hemustbe.’

           MrChucksterbeingroused,wouldprobablyhavepursuedthissubjectfurther,andinmoreemphaticlanguage,butforatapatthedoor,whichseemingtoannouncethearrivalofsomebodyonbusiness,causedhimtoassumeagreaterappearanceofmeeknessthanwasperhapsquiteconsistentwithhislatedeclaration.

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