Лавка древностей

Chapter 67

           Idon’tknowwhatharmImayhavebroughtabout,but,greatorlittle,Ididitforyou,Quilp.MyconsciencemisgavemewhenIdidit.Doanswermethisquestion,ifyouplease?’

           Theexasperateddwarfreturnednoanswer,butturnedroundandcaughtuphisusualweaponwithsuchvehemence,thatTomScottdraggedhischargeaway,bymainforce,andasswiftlyashecould.Itwaswellhedidso,forQuilp,whowasnearlymadwithrage,pursuedthemtotheneighbouringlane,andmighthaveprolongedthechasebutforthedensemistwhichobscuredthemfromhisviewandappearedtothickeneverymoment.

           ‘Itwillbeagoodnightfortravellinganonymously,’hesaid,ashereturnedslowly,beingprettywellbreathedwithhisrun.‘Stay.Wemaylookbetterhere.Thisistoohospitableandfree.’

           Byagreatexertionofstrength,heclosedthetwooldgates,whichweredeeplysunkeninthemud,andbarredthemwithaheavybeam.Thatdone,heshookhismattedhairfromabouthiseyes,andtriedthem.Strongandfast.

           ‘Thefencebetweenthiswharfandthenextiseasilyclimbed,’saidthedwarf,whenhehadtakentheseprecautions.‘There’sabacklane,too,fromthere.Thatshallbemywayout.Amanneedknowhisroadwell,tofinditinthislovelyplaceto-night.Ineedfearnounwelcomevisitorswhilethislasts,Ithink.’

           Almostreducedtothenecessityofgropinghiswaywithhishands(ithadgrownsodarkandthefoghadsomuchincreased),hereturnedtohislair;and,aftermusingforsometimeoverthefire,busiedhimselfinpreparationsforaspeedydeparture.

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