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Chapter 64

           EversinceIcomehere,you’vebeenoutofyoursenses,andwhatwouldhavebeenthegoodoftellingyouthen?’

           ‘Marchioness,’saidMrSwiveller,pluckingoffhisnightcapandflingingittotheotherendoftheroom;‘ifyou’lldomethefavourtoretireforafewminutesandseewhatsortofanightitis,I’llgetup.’

           ‘Youmustn’tthinkofsuchathing,’criedhisnurse.

           ‘Imustindeed,’saidthepatient,lookingroundtheroom.‘Whereaboutsaremyclothes?’

           ‘Oh,I’msogladyouhaven’tgotany,’repliedtheMarchioness.

           ‘Ma’am!’saidMrSwiveller,ingreatastonishment.

           ‘I’vebeenobligedtosellthem,everyone,togetthethingsthatwasorderedforyou.Butdon’ttakeonaboutthat,’urgedtheMarchioness,asDickfellbackuponhispillow.‘You’retooweaktostand,indeed.’

           ‘Iamafraid,’saidRicharddolefully,‘thatyou’reright.WhatoughtItodo!whatistobedone!’

           Itnaturallyoccurredtohimonverylittlereflection,thatthefirststeptotakewouldbetocommunicatewithoneoftheMrGarlandsinstantly.ItwasverypossiblethatMrAbelhadnotyetlefttheoffice.Inaslittletimeasittakestotellit,thesmallservanthadtheaddressinpencilonapieceofpaper;averbaldescriptionoffatherandson,whichwouldenablehertorecogniseeither,withoutdifficulty;andaspecialcautiontobeshyofMrChuckster,inconsequenceofthatgentleman’sknownantipathytoKit.Armedwiththeseslenderpowers,shehurriedaway,commissionedtobringeitheroldMrGarlandorMrAbel,bodily,tothatapartment

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