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Chapter 8

           MrCheggshasagoodarighttobejealousasanyoneelsehas,andperhapshemayhaveabetterrightsoonifhehasn’talready.Youknowbestaboutthat,Sophy!’

           ThoughthiswasaconcertedplotbetweenMissSophyandhersister,originatinginhumaneintentionsandhavingforitsobjecttheinducingMrSwivillertodeclarehimselfintime,itfailedinitseffect;forMissJanebeingoneofthoseyoungladieswhoareprematurelyshrillandshrewish,gavesuchundueimportancetoherpartthatMrSwivillerretiredindudgeon,resigninghismistresstoMrCheggsandconveyingadefianceintohislookswhichthatgentlemanindignantlyreturned.

           ‘Didyouspeaktome,sir?’saidMrCheggs,followinghimintoacorner.‘Havethekindnesstosmile,sir,inorderthatwemaynotbesuspected.Didyouspeaktome,sir’?

           MrSwivillerlookedwithasupercilioussmileatMrChegg’stoes,thenraisedhiseyesfromthemtohisankles,fromthattohisshin,fromthattohisknee,andsoonverygradually,keepinguphisrightleg,untilhereachedhiswaistcoat,whenheraisedhiseyesfrombuttontobuttonuntilhereachedhischin,andtravellingstraightupthemiddleofhisnosecameatlasttohiseyes,whenhesaidabruptly,

           ‘No,sir,Ididn’t.’

           ‘’Hem!’saidMrCheggs,glancingoverhisshoulder,‘havethegoodnesstosmileagain,sir.Perhapsyouwishedtospeaktome,sir.’

           ‘No,sir,Ididn’tdothat,either.’

           ‘Perhapsyoumayhavenothingtosaytomenow,sir,’saidMrCheggsfiercely.

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