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Chapter 66

           

           Havingnowarrivedattheconclusionofhisdiscourse,Sampsoncheckedthecurrentofhiswrath,kissedhisgloveagain,andsmiledasonlyparasitesandcowardscan.

           ‘Andthis,’saidMissBrass,raisingherhead,withwhichshehadhithertosatrestingonherhands,andsurveyinghimfromheadtofootwithabittersneer,‘thisismybrother,isit!Thisismybrother,thatIhaveworkedandtoiledfor,andbelievedtohavehadsomethingofthemaninhim!’

           ‘Sarah,mydear,’returnedSampson,rubbinghishandsfeebly;‘youdisturbourfriends.Besidesyouyou’redisappointed,Sarah,and,notknowingwhatyousay,exposeyourself.’

           ‘Yes,youpitifuldastard,’retortedthelovelydamsel,‘Iunderstandyou.YoufearedthatIshouldbebeforehandwithyou.ButdoyouthinkthatIwouldhavebeenenticedtosayaword!I’dhavescornedit,iftheyhadtriedandtemptedmefortwentyyears.’

           ‘Hehe!’simperedBrass,who,inhisdeepdebasement,reallyseemedtohavechangedsexeswithhissister,andtohavemadeovertoheranysparkofmanlinesshemighthavepossessed.‘Youthinkso,Sarah,youthinksoperhaps;butyouwouldhaveactedquitedifferent,mygoodfellow.YouwillnothaveforgottenthatitwasamaximwithFoxeyourreveredfather,gentlemen“Alwayssuspecteverybody.”That’sthemaximtogothroughlifewith!IfyouwerenotactuallyabouttopurchaseyourownsafetywhenIshowedmyself,Isuspectyou’dhavedoneitbythistime.AndthereforeI’vedoneitmyself,andsparedyouthetroubleaswellastheshame.

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