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Chapter 49

           

           ‘Oh,beyondadoubt,’assentedMrsJiniwinhastily;‘ifweoncehadthat,weshouldbequitesure.’

           ‘Withregardtothedescriptiveadvertisement,’saidSampsonBrass,takinguphispen.‘Itisamelancholypleasuretorecallhistraits.Respectinghislegsnow?’

           ‘Crooked,certainly,’saidMrsJiniwin.‘Doyouthinktheywerecrooked?’saidBrass,inaninsinuatingtone.‘IthinkIseethemnowcomingupthestreetverywideapart,innankeen’pantaloonsalittleshrunkandwithoutstraps.Ah!whatavaleoftearswelivein.Dowesaycrooked?’

           ‘Ithinktheywerealittleso,’observedMrsQuilpwithasob.

           ‘Legscrooked,’saidBrass,writingashespoke.‘Largehead,shortbody,legscrooked

           ‘Verycrooked,’suggestedMrsJiniwin.

           ‘We’llnotsayverycrooked,ma’am,’saidBrasspiously.‘Letusnotbearhardupontheweaknessesofthedeceased.Heisgone,ma’am,towherehislegswillnevercomeinquestion.Wewillcontentourselveswithcrooked,MrsJiniwin.’

           ‘Ithoughtyouwantedthetruth,’saidtheoldlady.‘That’sall.’

           ‘Blessyoureyes,howIloveyou,’mutteredQuilp.‘Thereshegoesagain.Nothingbutpunch!’

           ‘Thisisanoccupation,’saidthelawyer,layingdownhispenandemptyinghisglass,‘whichseemstobringhimbeforemyeyesliketheGhostofHamlet’sfather,intheveryclothesthatheworeonwork-a-days.Hiscoat,hiswaistcoat,hisshoesandstockings,histrousers,hishat,hiswitandhumour,hispathosandhisumbrella,allcomebeforemelikevisionsofmyyouth.

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