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Chapter 26

           

           "Athalf-pastnine,gentlemen,"saidhe,"wemustbreakup.Praymakethebestuseofyourtime.Iamgladtoseeyouall.Mr.Drummle,Idrinktoyou."

           IfhisobjectinsinglingoutDrummleweretobringhimoutstillmore,itperfectlysucceeded.Inasulkytriumph,Drummleshowedhismorosedepreciationoftherestofus,inamoreandmoreoffensivedegree,untilhebecamedownrightintolerable.Throughallhisstages,Mr.Jaggersfollowedhimwiththesamestrangeinterest.HeactuallyseemedtoserveasazesttoMr.Jaggers’swine.

           InourboyishwantofdiscretionIdaresaywetooktoomuchtodrink,andIknowwetalkedtoomuch.WebecameparticularlyhotuponsomeboorishsneerofDrummle’s,totheeffectthatweweretoofreewithourmoney.Itledtomyremarking,withmorezealthandiscretion,thatitcamewithabadgracefromhim,towhomStartophadlentmoneyinmypresencebutaweekorsobefore.

           "Well,"retortedDrummle;"he’llbepaid."

           "Idon’tmeantoimplythathewon’t,"saidI,"butitmightmakeyouholdyourtongueaboutusandourmoney,Ishouldthink."

           "Youshouldthink!"retortedDrummle."OhLord!"

           "Idaresay,"Iwenton,meaningtobeverysevere,"thatyouwouldn’tlendmoneytoanyofusifwewantedit."

           "Youareright,"saidDrummle."Iwouldn’tlendoneofyouasixpence.Iwouldn’tlendanybodyasixpence.

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