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Chapter 4

           Neitherdidtheplacepresentanyextraordinaryaspectoflifeoractivity,asitsonlyhumanoccupantwasanamphibiousboyinacanvassuit,whosesolechangeofoccupationwasfromsittingontheheadofapileandthrowingstonesintothemudwhenthetidewasout,tostandingwithhishandsinhispocketsgazinglistlesslyonthemotionandonthebustleoftheriverathigh-water.

           Thedwarf’slodgingonTowerhillcomprised,besidestheneedfulaccommodationforhimselfandMrsQuilp,asmallsleeping-closetforthatlady’smother,whoresidedwiththecoupleandwagedperpetualwarwithDaniel;ofwhom,notwithstanding,shestoodinnoslightdread.Indeed,theuglycreaturecontrivedbysomemeansorotherwhetherbyhisuglinessorhisferocityorhisnaturalcunningisnogreatmattertoimpresswithawholesomefearofhisanger,mostofthosewithwhomhewasbroughtintodailycontactandcommunication.OvernobodyhadhesuchcompleteascendanceasMrsQuilpherselfaprettylittle,mild-spoken,blue-eyedwoman,whohavingalliedherselfinwedlocktothedwarfinoneofthosestrangeinfatuationsofwhichexamplesarebynomeansscarce,performedasoundpracticalpenanceforherfolly,everydayofherlife.

           IthasbeensaidthatMrsQuilpwaspininginherbower.Inherbowershewas,butnotalone,forbesidestheoldladyhermotherofwhommentionhasrecentlybeenmade,therewerepresentsomehalf-dozenladiesoftheneighborhoodwhohadhappenedbyastrangeaccident(andalsobyalittleunderstandingamongthemselves)todropinoneafteranother,justabouttea-time.

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