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Chapter 64

           Well,sometimesIusedtocomeoutafterthey’dgonetobed,andsometimesbefore,youknow;andoneortwonightsbeforetherewasallthatpreciousnoiseintheofficewhentheyoungmanwastook,ImeanIcomeupstairswhileMrBrassandMissSallywasa-sittin’attheofficefire;andItellyouthetruth,thatIcometolistenagain,aboutthekeyofthesafe.’

           MrSwivellergathereduphiskneessoastomakeagreatconeofthebedclothes,andconveyedintohiscountenanceanexpressionoftheutmostconcern.Butthesmallservantpausing,andholdingupherfinger,theconegentlydisappeared,thoughthelookofconcerndidnot.

           ‘Therewashimandher,’saidthesmallservant,‘a-sittin’bythefire,andtalkingsoftlytogether.MrBrasssaystoMissSally,“Uponmyword,”hesays“it’sadangerousthing,anditmightgetusintoaworldoftrouble,andIdon’thalflikeit.”Shesaysyouknowherwayshesays,“You’rethechickenest-hearted,feeblest,faintestmanIeversee,andIthink,”shesays,“thatIoughttohavebeenthebrother,andyouthesister.Isn’tQuilp,”shesays,“ourprincipalsupport?”“Hecertainlyis,”saysMrBrass,“Andan’twe,”shesays,“constantlyruiningsomebodyorotherinthewayofbusiness?”“Wecertainlyare,”saysMrBrass.“Thendoesitsignify,”shesays,“aboutruiningthisKitwhenQuilpdesiresit?”“Itcertainlydoesnotsignify,”saysMrBrass.

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