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Chapter 50

           AndmindtoothatIdon’tpounceinuponyouatunseasonablehoursagain,forI’llbeaspyuponyou,andcomeandgolikeamoleoraweazel.TomScottwhere’sTomScott?’

           ‘HereIam,master,’criedthevoiceoftheboy,asQuilpthrewupthewindow.

           ‘Waitthere,youdog,’returnedthedwarf,‘tocarryabachelor’sportmanteau.Packitup,MrsQuilp.Knockupthedearoldladytohelp;knockherup.Halloathere!Halloa!’

           Withtheseexclamations,MrQuilpcaughtupthepoker,andhurryingtothedoorofthegoodlady’ssleeping-closet,beatuponittherewithuntilsheawokeininexpressibleterror,thinkingthatheramiableson-in-lawsurelyintendedtomurderherinjustificationofthelegsshehadslandered.Impressedwiththisidea,shewasnosoonerfairlyawakethanshescreamedviolently,andwouldhavequicklyprecipitatedherselfoutofthewindowandthroughaneighbouringskylight,ifherdaughterhadnothastenedintoundeceiveher,andimploreherassistance.Somewhatreassuredbyheraccountoftheserviceshewasrequiredtorender,MrsJiniwinmadeherappearanceinaflanneldressing-gown;andbothmotheranddaughter,tremblingwithterrorandcoldforthenightwasnowfaradvancedobeyedMrQuilp’sdirectionsinsubmissivesilence.

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