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Chapter 57

           

           MrSwivellerappearedgratifiedbeyondallexpressionbythisreply,andtookalongdraughthimself,steadfastlyregardinghiscompanionwhilehedidso.Thesepreliminariesdisposedof,heappliedhimselftoteachingherthegame,whichshesoonlearnttolerablywell,beingbothsharp-wittedandcunning.

           ‘Now,’saidMrSwiveller,puttingtwosixpencesintoasaucer,andtrimmingthewretchedcandle,whenthecardshadbeencutanddealt,‘thosearethestakes.Ifyouwin,youget‘emall.IfIwin,Iget‘em.Tomakeitseemmorerealandpleasant,IshallcallyoutheMarchioness,doyouhear?’

           Thesmallservantnodded.

           ‘Then,Marchioness,’saidMrSwiveller,‘fireaway!’

           TheMarchioness,holdinghercardsverytightinbothhands,consideredwhichtoplay,andMrSwiveller,assumingthegayandfashionableairwhichsuchsocietyrequired,tookanotherpullatthetankard,andwaitedforherlead.

           

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