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           Iwon’tsqueezeyoutighterthanIcanhelp.Oh,Lord!Oh,dearme!Oh,mybones!"ItiswellthattheSolisnotfaroff,forMr.Weevlepresentsanapoplecticappearancebeforehalfthedistanceisaccomplished.Withnoworseaggravationofhissymptoms,however,thantheutteranceofdiverscroakingsoundsexpressiveofobstructedrespiration,hefulfilshisshareoftheporterageandthebenevolentoldgentlemanisdepositedbyhisowndesireintheparlouroftheSol’sArms."Oh,Lord!"gaspsMr.Smallweed,lookingabouthim,breathless,fromanarm-chair."Oh,dearme!Oh,mybonesandback!Oh,myachesandpains!Sitdown,youdancing,prancing,shambling,scramblingpoll-parrot!Sitdown!"ThislittleapostrophetoMrs.Smallweedisoccasionedbyapropensityonthepartofthatunluckyoldladywhenevershefindsherselfonherfeettoambleaboutand"set"toinanimateobjects,accompanyingherselfwithachatteringnoise,asinawitchdance.Anervousaffectionhasprobablyasmuchtodowiththesedemonstrationsasanyimbecileintentioninthepooroldwoman,butonthepresentoccasiontheyaresoparticularlylivelyinconnexionwiththeWindsorarm-chair,fellowtothatinwhichMr.Smallweedisseated,thatsheonlyquitedesistswhenhergrandchildrenhaveheldherdowninit,herlordinthemeanwhilebestowinguponher,withgreatvolubility,theendearingepithetof"apig-headedjackdaw,"repeatedasurprisingnumberoftimes."Mydearsir,"GrandfatherSmallweedthenproceeds,addressingMr.Guppy,"therehasbeenacalamityhere.

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