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Chapter 56

           MrSwiveller,hearingthesamesound,causedhisstooltorevolverapidlyononeleguntilitbroughthimtohisdesk,intowhich,havingforgotteninthesuddenflurryofhisspiritstopartwiththepoker,hethrustitashecried‘Comein!’

           WhoshouldpresenthimselfbutthatveryKitwhohadbeenthethemeofMrChuckster’swrath!Neverdidmanpluckuphiscouragesoquickly,orlooksofierce,asMrChucksterwhenhefounditwashe.MrSwivellerstaredathimforamoment,andthenleapingfromhisstool,anddrawingoutthepokerfromitsplaceofconcealment,performedthebroad-swordexercisewithallthecutsandguardscomplete,inaspeciesoffrenzy.

           ‘Isthegentlemanathome?’saidKit,ratherastonishedbythisuncommonreception.

           BeforeMrSwivellercouldmakeanyreply,MrChuckstertookoccasiontoenterhisindignantprotestagainstthisformofinquiry;whichheheldtobeofadisrespectfulandsnobbishtendency,inasmuchastheinquirer,seeingtwogentlementhenandtherepresent,shouldhavespokenoftheothergentleman;orrather(foritwasnotimpossiblethattheobjectofhissearchmightbeofinferiorquality)shouldhavementionedhisname,leavingittohishearerstodeterminehisdegreeastheythoughtproper.MrChucksterlikewiseremarked,thathehadsomereasontobelievethisformofaddresswaspersonaltohimself,andthathewasnotamantobetrifledwithascertainsnobs(whomhedidnotmoreparticularlymentionordescribe)mightfindtotheircost.

           ‘Imeanthegentlemanup-stairs,’saidKit,turningtoRichardSwiveller.

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