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Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           MrFlintwinchgravelypledgedhim,anddrankallthewinehecouldget,andsaidnothing.AsoftenasMrBlandoisclinkedglasses(whichwasateveryreplenishment),MrFlintwinchstolidlydidhispartoftheclinking,andwouldhavestolidlydonehiscompanion’spartofthewineaswellashisown:being,exceptinthearticleofpalate,amerecask.

           Inshort,MrBlandoisfoundthattopourportwineintothereticentFlintwinchwas,nottoopenhimbuttoshuthimup.Moreover,hehadtheappearanceofaperfectabilitytogoonallnight;or,ifoccasionwere,allnextdayandallnextnight;whereasMrBlandoissoongrewindistinctlyconsciousofswaggeringtoofiercelyandboastfully.Hethereforeterminatedtheentertainmentattheendofthethirdbottle.

           ‘Youwilldrawuponusto-morrow,sir,’saidMrFlintwinch,withabusiness-likefaceatparting.

           ‘MyCabbage,’returnedtheother,takinghimbythecollarwithbothhands,‘I’lldrawuponyou;havenofear.Adieu,myFlintwinch.Receiveatparting;’herehegavehimasouthernembrace,andkissedhimsoundlyonbothcheeks;‘thewordofagentleman!ByathousandThunders,youshallseemeagain!’

           Hedidnotpresenthimselfnextday,thoughtheletterofadvicecamedulytohand.Inquiringafterhimatnight,MrFlintwinchfound,withsurprise,thathehadpaidhisbillandgonebacktotheContinentbywayofCalais.Nevertheless,JeremiahscrapedoutofhiscogitatingfacealivelyconvictionthatMrBlandoiswouldkeephiswordonthisoccasion,andwouldbeseenagain.

           

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