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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           believesitishere,onebelievesitisthere.Ehwell!Itisnothere,itisnotthere.Iwaitpatientissamentally.AtlastIfindit.ThenIwatch;thenIhide,untilhewalksandsmokes.Heisasoldierwithgreyhair—But!—’averydecidedrestindeed,andaveryvigorousplayfromsidetosideoftheback-handedforefinger—‘heisalsothismanthatyousee.’

           Itwasnoticeable,that,inhisoldhabitofsubmissiontoonewhohadbeenatthetroubleofassertingsuperiorityoverhim,heeventhenbestoweduponRigaudaconfusedbendofhishead,afterthuspointinghimout.

           ‘Ehwell,Signore!’hecriedinconclusion,addressingArthuragain.‘Iwaitedforagoodopportunity.IwritedsomewordstoSignorPanco,’anairofnoveltycameoverMrPanckswiththisdesignation,‘tocomeandhelp.Ishowedhim,Rigaud,athiswindow,toSignorPanco,whowasoftenthespyintheday.Isleptatnightnearthedoorofthehouse.Atlastweentered,onlythisto-day,andnowyouseehim!AshewouldnotcomeupinpresenceoftheillustriousAdvocate,’suchwasMrBaptist’shonourablementionofMrRugg,‘wewaiteddownbelowthere,together,andSignorPancoguardedthestreet.’

           Atthecloseofthisrecital,Arthurturnedhiseyesupontheimpudentandwickedface.Asitmethis,thenosecamedownoverthemoustacheandthemoustachewentupunderthenose.Whennoseandmoustachehadsettledintotheirplacesagain,MonsieurRigaudloudlysnappedhisfingershalf-a-dozentimes;bendingforwardtojerkthesnapsatArthur,asiftheywerepalpablemissileswhichhejerkedintohisface.

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