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           ‘Come!’retortedBounderby,stoppingtowheelrounduponhim,‘let’shavenoneofyourinterruptions.It’senoughtoberobbedwhileyou’resnoringbecauseyou’retoocomfortable,withoutbeingputrightwithyourfoursevenones.Ididn’tsnore,myself,whenIwasyourage,letmetellyou.Ihadn’tvictualsenoughtosnore.AndIdidn’tfoursevenone.NotifIknewit.’

           Bitzerknuckledhisforeheadagain,inasneakingmanner,andseemedatonceparticularlyimpressedanddepressedbytheinstancelastgivenofMr.Bounderby’smoralabstinence.

           ‘Ahundredandfiftyoddpound,’resumedMr.Bounderby.‘Thatsumofmoney,youngTomlockedinhissafe,notaverystrongsafe,butthat’snomatternow.Everythingwasleft,allright.Sometimeinthenight,whilethisyoungfellowsnoredMrs.Sparsit,ma’am,yousayyouhaveheardhimsnore?’

           ‘Sir,’returnedMrs.Sparsit,‘IcannotsaythatIhaveheardhimpreciselysnore,andthereforemustnotmakethatstatement.Butonwinterevenings,whenhehasfallenasleepathistable,Ihaveheardhim,whatIshouldprefertodescribeaspartiallychoke.IhaveheardhimonsuchoccasionsproducesoundsofanaturesimilartowhatmaybesometimesheardinDutchclocks.Not,’saidMrs.Sparsit,withaloftysenseofgivingstrictevidence,‘thatIwouldconveyanyimputationonhismoralcharacter.Farfromit.IhavealwaysconsideredBitzerayoungmanofthemostuprightprinciple;andtothatIbegtobearmytestimony.

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