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Chapter 62

           Hewasnotverylongindoubt;for,whilehewassurveyingitwiththatknowinglookwhichpeopleassumewhentheyarecontemplatingforthefirsttimeportraitswhichtheyoughttorecognisebutdon’t,thedwarfthrewdownthenewspaperfromwhichhehadbeenchantingthewordsalreadyquoted,andseizingarustyironbar,whichheusedinlieuofpoker,dealtthefiguresuchastrokeonthenosethatitrockedagain.

           ‘IsitlikeKitisithispicture,hisimage,hisveryself?’criedthedwarf,aimingashowerofblowsattheinsensiblecountenance,andcoveringitwithdeepdimples.‘Isittheexactmodelandcounterpartofthedogisitisitisit?’Andwitheveryrepetitionofthequestion,hebatteredthegreatimage,untiltheperspirationstreameddownhisfacewiththeviolenceoftheexercise.

           Althoughthismighthavebeenaverycomicalthingtolookatfromasecuregallery,asabull-fightisfoundtobeacomfortablespectaclebythosewhoarenotinthearena,andahouseonfireisbetterthanaplaytopeoplewhodon’tlivenearit,therewassomethingintheearnestnessofMrQuilp’smannerwhichmadehislegaladviserfeelthatthecounting-housewasalittletoosmall,andadealtoolonely,forthecompleteenjoymentofthesehumours.Therefore,hestoodasfaroffashecould,whilethedwarfwasthusengaged;whimperingoutbutfeebleapplause;andwhenQuilpleftoffandsatdownagainfrompureexhaustion,approachedwithmoreobsequiousnessthanever.

           ‘Excellentindeed!’criedBrass.‘Hehe!Oh,verygoodSir.

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