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Chapter 33

           MrSwiveller,Sir,isfortunateenoughtohaveyourfriendship.Youmaybeveryproud,Sir,tohavethefriendshipofMrQuilp.’

           Dickmurmuredsomethingaboutneverwantingafriendorabottletogivehim,andalsogaspedforthhisfavouriteallusiontothewingoffriendshipanditsnevermoultingafeather;buthisfacultiesappearedtobeabsorbedinthecontemplationofMissSallyBrass,atwhomhestaredwithblankandruefullooks,whichdelightedthewatchfuldwarfbeyondmeasure.AstothedivineMissSallyherself,sherubbedherhandsasmenofbusinessdo,andtookafewturnsupanddowntheofficewithherpenbehindherear.

           ‘Isuppose,’saidthedwarf,turningbrisklytohislegalfriend,‘thatMrSwivellerentersuponhisdutiesatonce?It’sMondaymorning.’

           ‘Atonce,ifyouplease,Sir,byallmeans,’returnedBrass.

           ‘MissSallywillteachhimlaw,thedelightfulstudyofthelaw,’saidQuilp;‘she’llbehisguide,hisfriend,hiscompanion,hisBlackstone,hisCokeuponLittleton,hisYoungLawyer’sBestCompanion.’

           ‘Heisexceedinglyeloquent,’saidBrass,likeamanabstracted,andlookingattheroofsoftheoppositehouses,withhishandsinhispockets;‘hehasanextraordinaryflowoflanguage.Beautiful,really.’

           ‘WithMissSally,’Quilpwenton,‘andthebeautifulfictionsofthelaw,hisdayswillpasslikeminutes.Thosecharmingcreationsofthepoet,JohnDoeandRichardRoe,whentheyfirstdawnuponhim,willopenanewworldfortheenlargementofhismindandtheimprovementofhisheart.

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