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Chapter 23

           Onceimpressedtothisextent,itwouldbeeasy,hesaid,towinherinayearortwo,forshesupposedtheoldmantobepoor,asitwasapartofhisjealouspolicy(incommonwithmanyothermisers)tofeigntobeso,tothoseabouthim.

           ‘Hehasfeigneditoftenenoughtome,oflate,’saidTrent.

           ‘Oh!andtometoo!’repliedthedwarf.‘Whichismoreextraordinary,asIknowhowrichhereallyis.’

           ‘Isupposeyoushould,’saidTrent.

           ‘IthinkIshouldindeed,’rejoinedthedwarf;andinthat,atleast,hespokethetruth.

           Afterafewmorewhisperedwords,theyreturnedtothetable,andtheyoungmanrousingRichardSwivellerinformedhimthathewaswaitingtodepart.ThiswaswelcomenewstoDick,whostartedupdirectly.Afterafewwordsofconfidenceintheresultoftheirprojecthadbeenexchanged,theybadethegrinningQuilpgoodnight.

           Quilpcrepttothewindowastheypassedinthestreetbelow,andlistened.Trentwaspronouncinganencomiumuponhiswife,andtheywerebothwonderingbywhatenchantmentshehadbeenbroughttomarrysuchamisshapenwretchashe.Thedwarfafterwatchingtheirretreatingshadowswithawidergrinthanhisfacehadyetdisplayed,stolesoftlyinthedarktobed.

           Inthishatchingoftheirscheme,neitherTrentnorQuilphadhadonethoughtaboutthehappinessormiseryofpoorinnocentNell

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