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Chapter 58

           

           ‘Isay’—quothMissBrass,abruptlybreakingsilence,‘youhaven’tseenasilverpencil-casethismorning,haveyou?’

           ‘Ididn’tmeetmanyinthestreet,’rejoinedMrSwiveller.‘Isawone—astoutpencil-caseofrespectableappearance—butashewasincompanywithanelderlypenknife,andayoungtoothpickwithwhomhewasinearnestconversation,Ifeltadelicacyinspeakingtohim.’

           ‘No,buthaveyou?’returnedMissBrass.‘Seriously,youknow.’

           ‘Whatadulldogyoumustbetoaskmesuchaquestionseriously,’saidMrSwiveller.‘Haven’tIthismomentcome?’

           ‘Well,allIknowis,’repliedMissSally,‘thatit’snottobefound,andthatitdisappearedonedaythisweek,whenIleftitonthedesk.’

           ‘Halloa!’thoughtRichard,‘IhopetheMarchionesshasn’tbeenatworkhere.’

           ‘Therewasaknifetoo,’saidMissSally,‘ofthesamepattern.Theyweregiventomebymyfather,yearsago,andarebothgone.Youhaven’tmissedanythingyourself,haveyou?’

           MrSwivellerinvoluntarilyclappedhishandstothejackettobequitesurethatitwasajacketandnotaskirtedcoat;andhavingsatisfiedhimselfofthesafetyofthis,hisonlymoveableinBevisMarks,madeanswerinthenegative.

           ‘It’saveryunpleasantthing,Dick,’saidMissBrass,pullingoutthetinboxandrefreshingherselfwithapinchofsnuff;‘butbetweenyouandme—betweenfriendsyouknow,forifSammyknewit,Ishouldneverhearthelastofit—someoftheoffice-money,too,thathasbeenleftabout,hasgoneinthesameway.

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