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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           

           ‘Come,Pig,’headded,‘Ihavehadyouforafolloweragainstmywill;now,I’llhaveyouagainstyours.Itellyou,mylittlereptiles,Iamborntobeserved.Idemandtheserviceofthiscontrabandistasmydomesticuntilthisdayweek.’

           InanswertoCavalletto’slookofinquiry,Clennammadehimasigntogo;butheaddedaloud,‘unlessyouareafraidofhim.’Cavallettorepliedwithaveryemphaticfinger-negative.‘No,master,Iamnotafraidofhim,whenInomorekeepitsecrettementallythathewasoncemycomrade.’Rigaudtooknonoticeofeitherremarkuntilhehadlightedhislastcigaretteandwasquitereadyforwalking.

           ‘Afraidofhim,’hesaidthen,lookingrounduponthemall.‘Whoof!Mychildren,mybabies,mylittledolls,youareallafraidofhim.Yougivehimhisbottleofwinehere;yougivehimmeat,drink,andlodgingthere;youdarenottouchhimwithafingeroranepithet.No.Itishischaractertotriumph!Whoof!

           ‘Ofalltheking’sknightshe’stheflower,

           Andhe’salwaysgay!’

           WiththisadaptationoftheRefraintohimself,hestalkedoutoftheroomcloselyfollowedbyCavalletto,whomperhapshehadpressedintohisservicebecausehetolerablywellknewitwouldnotbeeasytogetridofhim.MrFlintwinch,afterscrapinghischin,andlookingaboutwithcausticdisparagementofthePig-Market,noddedtoArthur,andfollowed.MrPancks,stillpenitentanddepressed,followedtoo;afterreceivingwithgreatattentionasecretwordortwoofinstructionsfromArthur,andwhisperingbackthathewouldseethisaffairout,andstandbyittotheend

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