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Chapter 41

           Toaffordhimanearlyopportunityfortheexecutionofthisdesign,itwasarrangedthatheshouldcallatthehotelateighto’clockthatevening,andthatinthemeantimeMrs.Maylieshouldbecautiouslyinformedofallthathadoccurred.Thesepreliminariesadjusted,RoseandOliverreturnedhome.

           Rosehadbynomeansoverratedthemeasureofthegooddoctor’swrath.Nancy’shistorywasnosoonerunfoldedtohim,thanhepouredforthashowerofmingledthreatsandexecrations;threatenedtomakeherthefirstvictimofthecombinedingenuityofMessrs.BlathersandDuff;andactuallyputonhishatpreparatorytosallyingforthtoobtaintheassistanceofthoseworthies.And,doubtless,hewould,inthisfirstoutbreak,havecarriedtheintentionintoeffectwithoutamoment’sconsiderationoftheconsequences,ifhehadnotbeenrestrained,inpart,bycorrespondingviolenceonthesideofMr.Brownlow,whowashimselfofanirascibletemperament,andpartybysuchargumentsandrepresentationsasseemedbestcalculatedtodissuadehimfromhishotbrainedpurpose.

           ‘Thenwhatthedevilistobedone?’saidtheimpetuousdoctor,whentheyhadrejoinedthetwoladies.‘Arewetopassavoteofthankstoallthesevagabonds,maleandfemale,andbegthemtoacceptahundredpounds,orso,apiece,asatriflingmarkofouresteem,andsomeslightacknowledgmentoftheirkindnesstoOliver?’

           ‘Notexactlythat,’rejoinedMr.Brownlow,laughing;‘butwemustproceedgentlyandwithgreatcare.

           ‘Gentlenessandcare,’exclaimedthedoctor.

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