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Chapter 73

           Sophroniaherselfsupposedshewasanorphan;butMrSwiveller,puttingvariousslightcircumstancestogether,oftenthoughtMissBrassmustknowbetterthanthat;and,havingheardfromhiswifeofherstrangeinterviewwithQuilp,entertainedsundrymisgivingswhetherthatperson,inhislifetime,mightnotalsohavebeenabletosolvetheriddle,hadhechosen.Thesespeculations,however,gavehimnouneasiness;forSophroniawaseveramostcheerful,affectionate,andprovidentwifetohim;andDick(exceptingforanoccasionaloutbreakwithMrChuckster,whichshehadthegoodsenserathertoencouragethanoppose)wastoheranattachedanddomesticatedhusband.Andtheyplayedmanyhundredthousandgamesofcribbagetogether.Andletitbeadded,toDick’shonour,that,thoughwehavecalledherSophronia,hecalledhertheMarchionessfromfirsttolast;andthatuponeveryanniversaryofthedayonwhichhefoundherinhissickroom,MrChuckstercametodinner,andtherewasgreatglorification.

           Thegamblers,IsaacListandJowl,withtheirtrustyconfederateMrJamesGrovesofunimpeachablememory,pursuedtheircoursewithvaryingsuccess,untilthefailureofaspiritedenterpriseinthewayoftheirprofession,dispersedtheminvariousdirections,andcausedtheircareertoreceiveasuddencheckfromthelongandstrongarmofthelaw.ThisdefeathaditsoriginintheuntowarddetectionofanewassociateyoungFrederickTrentwhothusbecametheunconsciousinstrumentoftheirpunishmentandhisown.

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