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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           Comethen,youCavalletto,andfill!’

           ThelittlemanlookedatClennam,whoseeyeswereoccupiedwithRigaud,and,seeingnoprohibition,gotupfromtheground,andpouredoutfromthebottleintotheglass.Theblending,ashedidso,ofhisoldsubmissionwithasenseofsomethinghumorous;thestrivingofthatwithacertainsmoulderingferocity,whichmighthaveflashedfireinaninstant(astheborngentlemanseemedtothink,forhehadawaryeyeuponhim);andtheeasyyieldingofalltoagood-natured,careless,predominantpropensitytositdownonthegroundagain:formedaveryremarkablecombinationofcharacter.

           ‘Thishappyidea,bravesir,’Rigaudresumedafterdrinking,‘wasahappyideaforseveralreasons.Itamusedme,itworriedyourdearmamaandmyFlintwinch,itcausedyouagonies(mytermsforalessoninpolitenesstowardsagentleman),anditsuggestedtoalltheamiablepersonsinterestedthatyourentirelydevotedisamantofear.ByHeaven,heisamantofear!Beyondthis;itmighthaverestoredherwittomyladyyourmother—might,underthepressinglittlesuspicionyourwisdomhasrecognised,havepersuadedheratlasttoannounce,covertly,inthejournals,thatthedifficultiesofacertaincontractwouldberemovedbytheappearanceofacertainimportantpartytoit.Perhapsyes,perhapsno.Butthat,youhaveinterrupted.Now,whatisityousay?Whatisityouwant?’

           NeverhadClennamfeltmoreacutelythathewasaprisonerinbonds,thanwhenhesawthismanbeforehim,andcouldnotaccompanyhimtohismother’shouse.

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