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Chapter 64

           MrBrass,hesays,“It’snobusinessofmine,”hesays;andMissSally,shesays,“He’safunnychap,butit’snobusinessofmine;”andtheladywentaway,andslammedthedoorto,whenshewentout,Icantellyou.SoIrunawaythatnight,andcomehere,andtold‘emyouwasmybrother,andtheybelievedme,andI’vebeenhereeversince.’

           ‘ThispoorlittleMarchionesshasbeenwearingherselftodeath!’criedDick.

           ‘NoIhaven’t,’shereturned,‘notabitofit.Don’tyoumindaboutme.Ilikesittingup,andI’veoftenhadasleep,blessyou,inoneofthemchairs.Butifyoucouldhaveseenhowyoutriedtojumpouto’winder,andifyoucouldhaveheardhowyouusedtokeeponsingingandmakingspeeches,youwouldn’thavebelieveditI’msogladyou’rebetter,MrLiverer.’

           ‘Livererindeed!’saidDickthoughtfully.‘It’swellIamaliverer.IstronglysuspectIshouldhavedied,Marchioness,butforyou.’

           Atthispoint,MrSwivellertookthesmallservant’shandinhisagain,andbeing,aswehaveseen,butpoorly,mightinstrugglingtoexpresshisthankshavemadehiseyesasredashers,butthatshequicklychangedthethemebymakinghimliedown,andurginghimtokeepveryquiet.

           ‘Thedoctor,’shetoldhim,‘saidyouwastobekeptquitestill,andtherewastobenonoisenornothing.Now,takearest,andthenwe’lltalkagain.I’llsitbyyou,youknow.Ifyoushutyoureyes,perhapsyou’llgotosleep.You’llbeallthebetterforit,ifyoudo.

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