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Chapter 5

           Arrivedathisdestination,thefirstobjectthatpresenteditselftohisviewwasapairofveryimperfectlyshodfeetelevatedintheairwiththesolesupwards,whichremarkableappearancewasreferabletotheboy,whobeingofaneccentricspiritandhavinganaturaltastefortumbling,wasnowstandingonhisheadandcontemplatingtheaspectoftheriverundertheseuncommoncircumstances.Hewasspeedilybroughtonhisheelsbythesoundofhismaster’svoice,andassoonashisheadwasinitsrightposition,MrQuilp,tospeakexpressivelyintheabsenceofabetterverb,‘punchedit’forhim.

           ‘Come,youletmealone,’saidtheboy,parryingQuilp’shandwithbothhiselbowsalternatively.‘You’llgetsomethingyouwon’tlikeifyoudon’tandsoItellyou.’

           ‘Youdog,’snarledQuilp,‘I’llbeatyouwithanironrod,I’llscratchyouwitharustynail,I’llpinchyoureyes,ifyoutalktomeIwill.’

           Withthesethreatsheclenchedhishandagain,anddexterouslydivinginbetweentheelbowsandcatchingtheboy’sheadasitdodgedfromsidetoside,gaveitthreeorfourgoodhardknocks.Havingnowcarriedhispointandinsistedonit,heleftoff.

           ‘Youwon’tdoitagin,’saidtheboy,noddinghisheadanddrawingback,withtheelbowsreadyincaseoftheworst;‘now

           ‘Standstill,youdog,’saidQuilp.‘Iwon’tdoitagain,becauseI’vedoneitasoftenasIwant.Here.Takethekey.’

           ‘Whydon’tyouhitoneofyoursize?’saidtheboyapproachingveryslowly.

           ‘Whereisthereoneofmysize,youdog?’returnedQuilp.

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