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Chapter 23

           Here,’saidMrSwivellerraisinghisvoicetoahighpitch,andlookingsleepilyround,‘isamiserableorphan!’

           ‘Then,’saidsomebodyhardby,‘letmebeafathertoyou.’

           MrSwivellerswayedhimselftoandfrotopreservehisbalance,and,lookingintoakindofhazewhichseemedtosurroundhim,atlastperceivedtwoeyesdimlytwinklingthroughthemist,whichheobservedafterashorttimewereintheneighbourhoodofanoseandmouth.Castinghiseyesdowntowardsthatquarterinwhich,withreferencetoaman’sface,hislegsareusuallytobefound,heobservedthatthefacehadabodyattached;andwhenhelookedmoreintentlyhewassatisfiedthatthepersonwasMrQuilp,whoindeedhadbeeninhiscompanyallthetime,butwhomhehadsomevagueideaofhavingleftamileortwobehind.

           ‘Youhavedeceivedanorphan,Sir,’saidMrSwivellersolemnly.’

           ‘I!I’masecondfathertoyou,’repliedQuilp.

           ‘Youmyfather,Sir!’retortedDick.‘Beingallrightmyself,Sir,Irequesttobeleftaloneinstantly,Sir.’

           ‘Whatafunnyfellowyouare!’criedQuilp.

           ‘Go,Sir,’returnedDick,leaningagainstapostandwavinghishand.‘Go,deceiver,go,someday,Sir,p’r’apsyou’llwaken,frompleasure’sdreamtoknow,thegriefoforphansforsaken.Willyougo,Sir?’

           Thedwarftakingnoheedofthisadjuration,MrSwivelleradvancedwiththeviewofinflictinguponhimcondignchastisement.

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