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Chapter 50

           I’msureofhimwhereheis,wheneverIwanthimformyownpurposes,and,besides,he’sagoodunconsciousspyonBrass,andtells,inhiscups,allthatheseesandhears.You’reusefultome,Dick,andcostnothingbutalittletreatingnowandthen.Iamnotsurethatitmaynotbeworthwhile,beforelong,totakecreditwiththestranger,Dick,bydiscoveringyourdesignsuponthechild;butforthepresentwe’llremainthebestfriendsintheworld,withyourgoodleave.’

           Pursuingthesethoughts,andgaspingashewentalong,afterhisownpeculiarfashion,MrQuilponcemorecrossedtheThames,andshuthimselfupinhisBachelor’sHall,which,byreasonofitsnewly-erectedchimneydepositingthesmokeinsidetheroomandcarryingnoneofitoff,wasnotquitesoagreeableasmorefastidiouspeoplemighthavedesired.Suchinconveniences,however,insteadofdisgustingthedwarfwithhisnewabode,rathersuitedhishumour;so,afterdiningluxuriouslyfromthepublic-house,helightedhispipe,andsmokedagainstthechimneyuntilnothingofhimwasvisiblethroughthemistbutapairofredandhighlyinflamedeyes,withsometimesadimvisionofhisheadandface,as,inaviolentfitofcoughing,heslightlystirredthesmokeandscatteredtheheavywreathsbywhichtheywereobscured.

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