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Chapter 10

           

           Mr.Wopslestruckinuponthat;asonewhoknewallaboutrelationships,havingprofessionaloccasiontobearinmindwhatfemalerelationsamanmightnotmarry;andexpoundedthetiesbetweenmeandJoe.Havinghishandin,Mr.WopslefinishedoffwithamostterrificallysnarlingpassagefromRichardtheThird,andseemedtothinkhehaddonequiteenoughtoaccountforitwhenheadded,"asthepoetsays."

           AndhereImayremarkthatwhenMr.Wopslereferredtome,heconsidereditanecessarypartofsuchreferencetorumplemyhairandpokeitintomyeyes.Icannotconceivewhyeverybodyofhisstandingwhovisitedatourhouseshouldalwayshaveputmethroughthesameinflammatoryprocessundersimilarcircumstances.YetIdonotcalltomindthatIwaseverinmyearlieryouththesubjectofremarkinoursocialfamilycircle,butsomelarge-handedpersontooksomesuchophthalmicstepstopatronizeme.

           Allthiswhile,thestrangemanlookedatnobodybutme,andlookedatmeasifheweredeterminedtohaveashotatmeatlast,andbringmedown.ButhesaidnothingafterofferinghisBlueBlazesobservation,untiltheglassesofrumandwaterwerebrought;andthenhemadehisshot,andamostextraordinaryshotitwas.

           Itwasnotaverbalremark,butaproceedingindumb-show,andwaspointedlyaddressedtome.Hestirredhisrumandwaterpointedlyatme,andhetastedhisrumandwaterpointedlyatme.

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