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Chapter 13. The Progress of an Epidemic

           

           Dialoguesontherent-questionusuallytookplaceatthehouse-doorsorintheentries,andinthepresenceofseveraldeeplyinterestedBleedingHearts.Theyalwaysreceivedareferenceofthiskindwithalowmurmurofresponse,asifitwereconvincing;andtheDefaulter,howeverblackanddiscomfitedbefore,alwayscheeredupalittleinmakingit.

           ‘IfIwasMrMerdle,sir,youwouldn’thavecausetocomplainofmethen.No,believeme!’theDefaulterwouldproceedwithashakeofthehead.‘I’dpayupsoquickthen,MrPancks,thatyoushouldn’thavetoaskme.’

           Theresponsewouldbeheardagainhere,implyingthatitwasimpossibletosayanythingfairer,andthatthiswasthenextthingtopayingthemoneydown.

           MrPanckswouldbenowreducedtosayingashebookedthecase,‘Well!You’llhavethebrokerin,andbeturnedout;that’swhat’llhappentoyou.It’snousetalkingtomeaboutMrMerdle.YouarenotMrMerdle,anymorethanIam.’

           ‘No,sir,’theDefaulterwouldreply.‘Ionlywishyouwerehim,sir.’

           Theresponsewouldtakethisupquickly;replyingwithgreatfeeling,‘Onlywishyouwerehim,sir.’

           ‘You’dbeeasierwithusifyouwereMrMerdle,sir,’theDefaulterwouldgoonwithrisingspirits,‘anditwouldbebetterforallparties.Betterforoursakes,andbetterforyours,too.Youwouldn’thavetoworrynoone,then,sir.Youwouldn’thavetoworryus,andyouwouldn’thavetoworryyourself.You’dbeeasierinyourownmind,sir,andyou’dleaveotherseasier,too,youwould,ifyouwereMrMerdle.

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