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Chapter 33

           DoyouthinkIdon’tseethroughthat?’

           ‘Thebusinesswouldn’tgoonverylong,Iexpect,withoutme,’returnedhissistercomposedly.‘Don’tyoubeafoolandprovokeme,Sammy,butmindwhatyou’redoing,anddoit.’

           SampsonBrass,whowasatheartingreatfearofhissister,sulkilybentoverhiswritingagain,andlistenedasshesaid:

           ‘IfIdeterminedthattheclerkoughtnottocome,ofcoursehewouldn’tbeallowedtocome.Youknowthatwellenough,sodon’ttalknonsense.’

           MrBrassreceivedthisobservationwithincreasedmeekness,merelyremarking,underhisbreath,thathedidn’tlikethatkindofjoking,andthatMissSallywouldbe‘amuchbetterfellow’ifsheforboretoaggravatehim.TothiscomplimentMissSallyreplied,thatshehadarelishfortheamusement,andhadnointentiontoforegoitsgratification.MrBrassnotcaring,asitseemed,topursuethesubjectanyfurther,theybothpliedtheirpensatagreatpace,andtherethediscussionended.

           Whiletheywerethusemployed,thewindowwassuddenlydarkened,asbysomepersonstandingcloseagainstit.AsMrBrassandMissSallylookeduptoascertainthecause,thetopsashwasnimblyloweredfromwithout,andQuilpthrustinhishead.

           ‘Hallo!’hesaid,standingontip-toeonthewindow-sill,andlookingdownintotheroom.‘Isthereanybodyathome?IsthereanyoftheDevil’swarehere?IsBrassatapremium,eh?’

           ‘Ha,ha,ha!’laughedthelawyerinanaffectedecstasy.

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