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Chapter 56

           ‘Isheathome?’

           ‘Why?’rejoinedDick.

           ‘Becauseifheis,Ihavealetterforhim.’

           ‘Fromwhom?’saidDick.

           ‘FromMrGarland.’

           ‘Oh!’saidDick,withextremepoliteness.‘Thenyoumayhanditover,Sir.Andifyou’retowaitforananswer,Sir,youmaywaitinthepassage,Sir,whichisanairyandwell-ventilatedapartment,sir.’

           ‘Thankyou,’returnedKit.‘ButIamtogiveittohimself,ifyouplease.’

           TheexcessiveaudacityofthisretortsooverpoweredMrChuckster,andsomovedhistenderregardforhisfriend’shonour,thathedeclared,ifhewerenotrestrainedbyofficialconsiderations,hemustcertainlyhaveannihilatedKituponthespot;aresentmentoftheaffrontwhichhedidconsider,undertheextraordinarycircumstancesofaggravationattendingit,couldbuthavemetwiththepropersanctionandapprovalofajuryofEnglishmen,who,hehadnodoubt,wouldhavereturnedaverdictofjustifiableHomicide,coupledwithahightestimonytothemoralsandcharacteroftheAvenger.MrSwiveller,withoutbeingquitesohotuponthematter,wasrathershamedbyhisfriend’sexcitement,andnotalittlepuzzledhowtoact(Kitbeingquitecoolandgood-humoured),whenthesinglegentlemanwasheardtocallviolentlydownthestairs.

           ‘Didn’tIseesomebodyforme,comein?’criedthelodger.

           ‘Yes,Sir,’repliedDick.‘Certainly,Sir.’

           ‘Thenwhereishe?’roaredthesinglegentleman.

           ‘He’shere,sir,’rejoinedMrSwiveller.

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