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Chapter 13

           

           ‘Youdon’tknowthat?’criedQuilp.‘Don’tIknowthatyouwerehangingaboutthehousetheothernight,likeathief,eh?Weren’tyoutoldthen?’

           ‘No,’repliedtheboy.

           ‘Youwerenot?’saidQuilp.‘Whatwereyoutoldthen;whatwereyoutalkingabout?’

           Kit,whoknewnoparticularreasonwhyheshouldkeepthemattersecretnow,relatedthepurposeforwhichhehadcomeonthatoccasion,andtheproposalhehadmade.

           ‘Oh!’saidthedwarfafteralittleconsideration.‘Then,Ithinkthey’llcometoyouyet.’

           ‘Doyouthinktheywill?’criedKiteagerly.

           ‘Aye,Ithinktheywill,’returnedthedwarf.‘Now,whentheydo,letmeknow;d’yehear?Letmeknow,andI’llgiveyousomething.Iwanttodo‘emakindness,andIcan’tdo‘emakindnessunlessIknowwheretheyare.YouhearwhatIsay?’

           Kitmighthavereturnedsomeanswerwhichwouldnothavebeenagreeabletohisirasciblequestioner,iftheboyfromthewharf,whohadbeenskulkingabouttheroominsearchofanythingthatmighthavebeenleftaboutbyaccident,hadnothappenedtocry,‘Here’sabird!What’stobedonewiththis?’

           ‘Wringitsneck,’rejoinedQuilp.

           ‘Ohno,don’tdothat,’saidKit,steppingforward.‘Giveittome.’

           ‘Ohyes,Idaresay,’criedtheotherboy.‘Come!Youletthecagealone,andletmewringitsneckwillyou?HesaidIwastodoit.Youletthecagealonewillyou.’

           ‘Giveithere,giveittome,youdogs,’roaredQuilp.

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