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Chapter 67

           S.B.,lateofB.M.’

           TodescribethechangesthatpassedoverQuilp’sface,ashereadthisletterhalf-a-dozentimes,wouldrequiresomenewlanguage:such,forpowerofexpression,aswasneverwritten,read,orspoken.Foralongtimehedidnotutteroneword;but,afteraconsiderableinterval,duringwhichMrsQuilpwasalmostparalysedwiththealarmhislooksengendered,hecontrivedtogaspout,

           ‘IfIhadhimhere.IfIonlyhadhimhere

           ‘OhQuilp!’saidhiswife,‘what’sthematter?Whoareyouangrywith?’

           Ishoulddrownhim,’saidthedwarf,notheedingher.‘Tooeasyadeath,tooshort,tooquickbuttheriverrunscloseathand.Oh!ifIhadhimhere!justtotakehimtothebrinkcoaxinglyandpleasantly,holdinghimbythebutton-holejokingwithhim,and,withasuddenpush,tosendhimsplashingdown!Drowningmencometothesurfacethreetimestheysay.Ah!Toseehimthosethreetimes,andmockhimashisfacecamebobbingup,oh,whatarichtreatthatwouldbe!’

           ‘Quilp!’stammeredhiswife,venturingatthesametimetotouchhimontheshoulder:‘whathasgonewrong?’

           Shewassoterrifiedbytherelishwithwhichhepicturedthispleasuretohimselfthatshecouldscarcelymakeherselfintelligible.

           ‘Suchabloodlesscur!’saidQuilp,rubbinghishandsveryslowly,andpressingthemtighttogether.‘Ithoughthiscowardiceandservilitywerethebestguaranteeforhiskeepingsilence.

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