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Chapter 50

           

           Beingrousedinthemorningattheappointedtime,androusedwithdifficulty,afterhislatefatigues,QuilpinstructedTomScotttomakeafireintheyardofsundrypiecesofoldtimber,andtopreparesomecoffeeforbreakfast;forthebetterfurnishingofwhichrepastheentrustedhimwithcertainsmallmoneys,tobeexpendedinthepurchaseofhotrolls,butter,sugar,Yarmouthbloaters,andotherarticlesofhousekeeping;sothatinafewminutesasavourymealwassmokingontheboard.Withthissubstantialcomfort,thedwarfregaledhimselftohisheart’scontent;andbeinghighlysatisfiedwiththisfreeandgipsymodeoflife(whichhehadoftenmeditated,asoffering,wheneverhechosetoavailhimselfofit,anagreeablefreedomfromtherestraintsofmatrimony,andachoicemeansofkeepingMrsQuilpandhermotherinastateofincessantagitationandsuspense),bestirredhimselftoimprovehisretreat,andrenderitmorecommodiousandcomfortable.

           Withthisview,heissuedforthtoaplacehardby,wheresea-storesweresold,purchasedasecond-handhammock,andhaditslunginseamanlikefashionfromtheceilingofthecounting-house.Healsocausedtobeerected,inthesamemouldycabin,anoldship’sstovewitharustyfunneltocarrythesmokethroughtheroof;andthesearrangementscompleted,surveyedthemwithineffabledelight.

           ‘I’vegotacountry-houselikeRobinsonCrusoe,’saidthedwarf,oglingtheaccommodations;‘asolitary,sequestered,desolate-islandsortofspot,whereIcanbequitealonewhenIhavebusinessonhand,andbesecurefromallspiesandlisteners.

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