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           Cooksaid."I’masettin’onMrs.Raggles’ssofy.Don’tyoustir,Mrs.Raggles,Mum.I’masettin’onMr.andMrs.Raggles’ssofy,whichtheyboughtwithhonestmoney,andverydearitcost’em,too.AndI’mthinkin’ifIsethereuntilI’mpaidmywages,Ishallsetapreciouslongtime,Mrs.Raggles;andsetIwill,tooha!ha!"andwiththisshefilledherselfanotherglassoftheliquoranddrankitwithamorehideouslysatiricalair.

           "Trotter!Simpson!turnthatdrunkenwretchout,"screamedMrs.Crawley.

           "Ishawn’t,"saidTrotterthefootman;"turnoutyourself.Payourselleries,andturnmeouttoo.WE’LLgofastenough."

           "Areyouallheretoinsultme?"criedBeckyinafury;"whenColonelCrawleycomeshomeI’ll—"

           Atthistheservantsburstintoahorsehaw-haw,inwhich,however,Raggles,whostillkeptamostmelancholycountenance,didnotjoin."Heain’tacomingback,"Mr.Trotterresumed."Hesentforhisthings,andIwouldn’tlet’emgo,althoughMr.Raggleswould;andIdon’tb’lievehe’snomoreaColonelthanIam.He’shoff,andIsupposeyou’reagoin’afterhim.You’renobetterthanswindlers,bothonyou.Don’tbeabullyin’ME.Iwon’tstandit.Payusourselleries,Isay.Payusourselleries."Itwasevident,fromMr.Trotter’sflushedcountenanceanddefectiveintonation,thathe,too,hadhadrecoursetovinousstimulus.

           "Mr.

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