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Chapter 38

           ‘Notalone,mydear,norunprotected,neither,’submittedMr.Bumble,inavoicetremulouswithfear:‘Iamhere,mydear.Andbesides,’saidMr.Bumble,histeethchatteringashespoke,‘Mr.Monksistoomuchofagentlemantoattemptanyviolenceonporochialpersons.Mr.MonksisawarethatIamnotayoungman,mydear,andalsothatIamalittleruntoseed,asImaysay;buhehasheerd:IsayIhavenodoubtMr.Monkshasheerd,mydear:thatIamaverydeterminedofficer,withveryuncommonstrength,ifI’monceroused.Ionlywantalittlerousing;that’sall.

           AsMr.Bumblespoke,hemadeamelancholyfeintofgraspinghislanternwithfiercedetermination;andplainlyshowed,bythealarmedexpressionofeveryfeature,thatheDIDwantalittlerousing,andnotalittle,priortomakinganyverywarlikedemonstration:unless,indeed,againstpaupers,orotherpersonorpersonstraineddownforthepurpose.

           ‘Youareafool,’saidMrs.Bumble,inreply;‘andhadbetterholdyourtongue.

           ‘Hehadbetterhavecutitout,beforehecame,ifhecan’tspeakinalowertone,’saidMonks,grimly.‘So!He’syourhusband,eh?’

           ‘Hemyhusband!’titteredthematron,parryingthequestion.

           ‘Ithoughtasmuch,whenyoucamein,’rejoinedMonks,markingtheangryglancewhichtheladydartedatherspouseasshespoke.‘Somuchthebetter;Ihavelesshesitationindealingwithtwopeople,whenIfindthatthere’sonlyonewillbetweenthem.I’minearnest.

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