Крамка старожитностей

Chapter 67

           ‘Didshethinkshewasgoingtohaveallthemoney,andtomarrysomebodysheliked?Hahaha!Didshe?’

           Thesetauntselicitednoreplyfromthepoorlittlewoman,whoremainedonherknees,warmingherhands,andsobbing,toMrQuilp’sgreatdelight.But,justashewascontemplatingher,andchucklingexcessively,hehappenedtoobservethatTomScottwasdelightedtoo;wherefore,thathemighthavenopresumptuouspartnerinhisglee,thedwarfinstantlycollaredhim,draggedhimtothedoor,andafterashortscuffle,kickedhimintotheyard.Inreturnforthismarkofattention,Tomimmediatelywalkeduponhishandstothewindow,andiftheexpressionbeallowablelookedinwithhisshoes:besidesrattlinghisfeetupontheglasslikeaBansheeupsidedown.Asamatterofcourse,MrQuilplostnotimeinresortingtotheinfalliblepoker,withwhich,aftersomedodgingandlyinginambush,hepaidhisyoungfriendoneortwosuchunequivocalcomplimentsthathevanishedprecipitately,andlefthiminquietpossessionofthefield.

           ‘So!Thatlittlejobbeingdisposedof,’saidthedwarf,coolly,‘I’llreadmyletter.Humph!’hemuttered,lookingatthedirection.‘Ioughttoknowthiswriting.BeautifulSally!’

           Openingit,heread,inafair,round,legalhand,asfollows:

           ‘Sammyhasbeenpractisedupon,andhasbrokenconfidence.Ithasallcomeout.Youhadbetternotbeintheway,forstrangersaregoingtocalluponyou.Theyhavebeenveryquietasyet,becausetheymeantosurpriseyou.Don’tlosetime.Ididn’t.Iamnottobefoundanywhere.IfIwasyou,Iwouldn’teither.

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