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Chapter 17

           Bumblesathimselfdown;quiteconfoundedbytheoddityofMr.Grimwig’smanner.Mr.Brownlowmovedthelamp,soastoobtainanuninterruptedviewofthebeadle’scountenance;andsaid,withalittleimpatience,

           ‘Now,sir,youcomeinconsequenceofhavingseentheadvertisement?’

           ‘Yes,sir,’saidMr.Bumble.

           ‘AndyouAREabeadle,areyounot?’inquiredMr.Grimwig.

           ‘Iamaporochialbeadle,gentlemen,’rejoinedMr.Bumbleproudly.

           ‘Ofcourse,’observedMr.Grimwigasidetohisfriend,‘Iknewhewas.Abeadleallover!’

           Mr.Brownlowgentlyshookhisheadtoimposesilenceonhisfriend,andresumed:

           ‘Doyouknowwherethispoorboyisnow?’

           ‘Nomorethannobody,’repliedMr.Bumble.

           ‘Well,whatDOyouknowofhim?’inquiredtheoldgentleman.‘Speakout,myfriend,ifyouhaveanythingtosay.WhatDOyouknowofhim?’

           ‘Youdon’thappentoknowanygoodofhim,doyou?’saidMr.Grimwig,caustically;afteranattentiveperusalofMr.Bumble’sfeatures.

           Mr.Bumble,catchingattheinquiryveryquickly,shookhisheadwithportentoussolemnity.

           ‘Yousee?’saidMr.Grimwig,lookingtriumphantlyatMr.Brownlow.

           Mr.BrownlowlookedapprehensivelyatMr.Bumble’spursed-upcountenance;andrequestedhimtocommunicatewhatheknewregardingOliver,inasfewwordsaspossible.

           Mr.Bumbleputdownhishat;unbuttonedhiscoat;foldedhisarms;inclinedhisheadinaretrospectivemanner;and,afterafewmoments’reflection,commencedhisstory.

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