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Chapter 50

           Whodoubtsthatyou’reverysorry!’

           ‘Idon’tmeansorrythatyouhavecomehomeagainaliveandwell,’saidhiswife,‘butsorrythatIshouldhavebeenledintosuchabelief.Iamgladtoseeyou,Quilp;indeedIam.’

           IntruthMrsQuilpdidseemagreatdealmoregladtobeholdherlordthanmighthavebeenexpected,anddidevinceadegreeofinterestinhissafetywhich,allthingsconsidered,wasratherunaccountable.UponQuilp,however,thiscircumstancemadenoimpression,fartherthanasitmovedhimtosnaphisfingersclosetohiswife’seyes,withdiversgrinsoftriumphandderision.

           ‘Howcouldyougoawaysolong,withoutsayingawordtomeorlettingmehearofyouorknowanythingaboutyou?’askedthepoorlittlewoman,sobbing.‘Howcouldyoubesocruel,Quilp?’

           ‘HowcouldIbesocruel!cruel!’criedthedwarf.‘BecauseIwasinthehumour.I’minthehumournow.IshallbecruelwhenIlike.I’mgoingawayagain.’

           ‘Notagain!’

           ‘Yes,again.I’mgoingawaynow.I’moffdirectly.Imeantogoandlivewhereverthefancyseizesmeatthewharfatthecounting-houseandbeajollybachelor.Youwereawidowinanticipation.Damme,’screamedthedwarf,‘I’llbeabachelorinearnest.’

           ‘Youcan’tbeserious,Quilp,’sobbedhiswife.

           ‘Itellyou,’saidthedwarf,exultinginhisproject,‘thatI’llbeabachelor,adevil-may-carebachelor;andI’llhavemybachelor’shallatthecounting-house,andatsuchtimescomenearitifyoudare.

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