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Chapter 48

           Ihateyourvirtuouspeople!’saidthedwarf,throwingoffabumperofbrandy,andsmackinghislips,‘ah!Ihate‘emeveryone!’

           Thiswasnotamereemptyvaunt,butadeliberateavowalofhisrealsentiments;forMrQuilp,wholovednobody,hadbylittleandlittlecometohateeverybodynearlyorremotelyconnectedwithhisruinedclient:theoldmanhimself,becausehehadbeenabletodeceivehimandeludehisvigilancethechild,becauseshewastheobjectofMrsQuilp’scommiserationandconstantself-reproachthesinglegentleman,becauseofhisunconcealedaversiontohimselfKitandhismother,mostmortally,forthereasonsshown.Aboveandbeyondthatgeneralfeelingofoppositiontothem,whichwouldhavebeeninseparablefromhisravenousdesiretoenrichhimselfbythesealteredcircumstances,DanielQuilphatedthemeveryone.

           Inthisamiablemood,MrQuilpenlivenedhimselfandhishatredswithmorebrandy,andthen,changinghisquarters,withdrewtoanobscurealehouse,undercoverofwhichseclusionheinstitutedallpossibleinquiriesthatmightleadtothediscoveryoftheoldmanandhisgrandchild.Butallwasinvain.Nottheslightesttraceorcluecouldbeobtained.Theyhadleftthetownbynight;noonehadseenthemgo;noonehadmetthemontheroad;thedriverofnocoach,cart,orwaggon,hadseenanytravellersansweringtheirdescription;nobodyhadfalleninwiththem,orheardofthem.

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