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Chapter 56

           ‘Kit,theycallhim.’

           ‘Kit,eh!’saidBrass.‘Strangenamenameofadancing-master’sfiddle,eh,MrRichard?Haha!Kit’sthere,ishe?Oh!’

           DicklookedatMissSally,wonderingthatshedidn’tcheckthisuncommonexuberanceonthepartofMrSampson;butasshemadenoattempttodoso,andratherappearedtoexhibitatacitacquiescenceinit,heconcludedthattheyhadjustbeencheatingsomebody,andreceivingthebill.

           ‘Willyouhavethegoodness,MrRichard,’saidBrass,takingaletterfromhisdesk,‘justtostepovertoPeckhamRyewiththat?There’snoanswer,butit’sratherparticularandshouldgobyhand.Chargetheofficewithyourcoach-hireback,youknow;don’tsparetheoffice;getasmuchoutofitasyoucanclerk’smottoEh,MrRichard?Haha!’

           MrSwivellersolemnlydoffedtheaquaticjacket,putonhiscoat,tookdownhishatfromitspeg,pocketedtheletter,anddeparted.Assoonashewasgone,uproseMissSallyBrass,andsmilingsweetlyatherbrother(whonoddedandsmotehisnoseinreturn)withdrewalso.

           SampsonBrasswasnosoonerleftalone,thanhesettheoffice-doorwideopen,andestablishinghimselfathisdeskdirectlyopposite,sothathecouldnotfailtoseeanybodywhocamedown-stairsandpassedoutatthestreetdoor,begantowritewithextremecheerfulnessandassiduity;hummingashedidso,inavoicethatwasanythingbutmusical,certainvocalsnatcheswhichappearedtohavereferencetotheunionbetweenChurchandState,inasmuchastheywerecompoundedoftheEveningHymnandGodsavetheKing.

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