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Chapter 62

           ‘Whydoyoutalktomeofcombiningtogether?DoIcombine?DoIknowanythingaboutyourcombinings?’

           ‘Nono,sircertainlynot;notbyanymeans,’returnedBrass.

           ‘Ifyousowinkandnodatme,’saidthedwarf,lookingabouthimasifforhispoker,‘I’llspoiltheexpressionofyourmonkey’sface,Iwill.’

           ‘Don’tputyourselfoutofthewayIbeg,sir,’rejoinedBrass,checkinghimselfwithgreatalacrity.‘You’requiteright,sir,quiteright.Ishouldn’thavementionedthesubject,sir.It’smuchbetternotto.You’requiteright,sir.Letuschangeit,ifyouplease.Youwereasking,sir,Sallytoldme,aboutourlodger.Hehasnotreturned,sir.’

           ‘No?’saidQuilp,heatingsomeruminalittlesaucepan,andwatchingittopreventitsboilingover.‘Whynot?’

           ‘Why,sir,’returnedBrass,‘hedearme,MrQuilp,sir

           ‘What’sthematter?’saidthedwarf,stoppinghishandintheactofcarryingthesaucepantohismouth.

           ‘Youhaveforgottenthewater,sir,’saidBrass.‘Andexcuseme,sirbutit’sburninghot.’

           Deigningnootherthanapracticalanswertothisremonstrance,MrQuilpraisedthehotsaucepantohislips,anddeliberatelydrankoffallthespirititcontained,whichmighthavebeeninquantityabouthalfapint,andhadbeenbutamomentbefore,whenhetookitoffthefire,bubblingandhissingfiercely.Havingswallowedthisgentlestimulant,andshakenhisfistattheadmiral,hebadeMrBrassproceed.

           ‘Butfirst,’saidQuilp,withhisaccustomedgrin,‘haveadropyourselfanicedropagood,warm,fierydrop.

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