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Chapter 49

           Hislinen!’saidMrBrasssmilingfondlyatthewall,‘hislinenwhichwasalwaysofaparticularcolour,forsuchwashiswhimandfancyhowplainIseehislinennow!’

           ‘Youhadbettergoon,sir,’saidMrsJiniwinimpatiently.

           ‘True,ma’am,true,’criedMrBrass.‘Ourfacultiesmustnotfreezewithgrief.I’lltroubleyouforalittlemoreofthat,ma’am.Aquestionnowarises,withrelationtohisnose.’

           ‘Flat,’saidMrsJiniwin.

           ‘Aquiline!’criedQuilp,thrustinginhishead,andstrikingthefeaturewithhisfist.‘Aquiline,youhag.Doyouseeit?Doyoucallthisflat?Doyou?Eh?’

           ‘Ohcapital,capital!’shoutedBrass,fromthemereforceofhabit.‘Excellent!Howverygoodheis!He’samostremarkablemansoextremelywhimsical!Suchanamazingpoweroftakingpeoplebysurprise!’

           Quilppaidnoregardwhatevertothesecompliments,nortothedubiousandfrightenedlookintowhichthelawyergraduallysubsided,nortotheshrieksofhiswifeandmother-in-law,nortothelatter’srunningfromtheroom,nortotheformer’sfaintingaway.KeepinghiseyefixedonSampsonBrass,hewalkeduptothetable,andbeginningwithhisglass,drankoffthecontents,andwentregularlyrounduntilhehademptiedtheothertwo,whenheseizedthecase-bottle,andhuggingitunderhisarm,surveyedhimwithamostextraordinaryleer.

           ‘Notyet,Sampson,’saidQuilp.‘Notjustyet!’

           ‘Ohverygoodindeed!’criedBrass,recoveringhisspiritsalittle.‘Hahaha!Ohexceedinglygood!There’snotanothermanalivewhocouldcarryitofflikethat

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