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Chapter 56

           Ishallwear,’addedRichard,takingoffhishatagainandlookinghardatit,asifhewereonlydeterredbypecuniaryconsiderationsfromspurningitwithhisfoot,‘Ishallwearthisemblemofwoman’sperfidy,inremembranceofherwithwhomIshallneveragainthreadthewindingsofthemazy;whomIshallnevermorepledgeintherosy;who,duringtheshortremainderofmyexistence,willmurderthebalmy.Ha,ha,ha!’

           Itmaybenecessarytoobserve,lestthereshouldappearanyincongruityinthecloseofthissoliloquy,thatMrSwivellerdidnotwindupwithacheerfulhilariouslaugh,whichwouldhavebeenundoubtedlyatvariancewithhissolemnreflections,butthat,beinginatheatricalmood,hemerelyachievedthatperformancewhichisdesignatedinmelodramas‘laughinglikeafiend,’foritseemsthatyourfiendsalwayslaughinsyllables,andalwaysinthreesyllables,nevermorenorless,whichisaremarkablepropertyinsuchgentry,andoneworthyofremembrance.

           Thebalefulsoundshadhardlydiedaway,andMrSwivellerwasstillsittinginaverygrimstateintheclients’chair,whentherecamearingor,ifwemayadaptthesoundtohisthenhumour,aknellattheofficebell.Openingthedoorwithallspeed,hebeheldtheexpressivecountenanceofMrChuckster,betweenwhomandhimselfafraternalgreetingensued.

           ‘You’redevilishearlyatthispestiferousoldslaughter-house,’saidthatgentleman,poisinghimselfononeleg,andshakingtheotherinaneasymanner.

           ‘Rather,’returnedDick.

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