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Chapter 10. The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken

           InduesequenceMrFlintwinchappeared;onwhoseentrancethevisitorrosefromhischair,laughingloud,andfoldedhiminacloseembrace.

           ‘Howgoesit,mycherishedfriend!’saidhe.‘Howgoestheworld,myFlintwinch?Rose-coloured?Somuchthebetter,somuchthebetter!Ah,butyoulookcharming!Ah,butyoulookyoungandfreshastheflowersofSpring!Ah,goodlittleboy!Bravechild,bravechild!’

           WhileheapingthesecomplimentsonMrFlintwinch,herolledhimaboutwithahandoneachofhisshoulders,untilthestaggeringsofthatgentleman,whounderthecircumstanceswasdryerandmoretwistedthanever,werelikethoseofateetotumnearlyspent.

           ‘Ihadapresentiment,lasttime,thatweshouldbebetterandmoreintimatelyacquainted.Isitcomingonyou,Flintwinch?Isityetcomingon?’

           ‘Why,no,sir,’retortedMrFlintwinch.‘Notunusually.Hadn’tyoubetterbeseated?Youhavebeencallingforsomemoreofthatport,sir,Iguess?’

           ‘Ah,Littlejoker!Littlepig!’criedthevisitor.‘Hahahaha!’AndthrowingMrFlintwinchaway,asaclosingpieceofraillery,hesatdownagain.

           Theamazement,suspicion,resentment,andshame,withwhichArthurlookedonatallthis,struckhimdumb.MrFlintwinch,whohadspunbackwardsometwoorthreeyardsundertheimpetuslastgiventohim,broughthimselfupwithafacecompletelyunchangedinitsstolidityexceptasitwasaffectedbyshortnessofbreath,andlookedhardatArthur.

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