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Chapter 8

           

           ‘Maythepresentmoment,’saidDick,stickinghisforkintoalargecarbuncularpotato,‘betheworstofourlives!Iliketheplanofsending‘emwiththepeelon;there’sacharmindrawingapotatofromitsnativeelement(ifImaysoexpressit)towhichtherichandpowerfularestrangers.Ah!“Manwantsbutlittleherebelow,norwantsthatlittlelong!”Howtruethatis!afterdinner.’

           ‘Ihopetheeating-housekeeperwillwantbutlittleandthathemaynotwantthatlittlelong,’returnedhiscompanion;butIsuspectyou’venomeansofpayingforthis!’

           ‘Ishallbepassingpresent,andI’llcall,’saidDick,winkinghiseyesignificantly.‘Thewaiter’squitehelpless.Thegoodsaregone,Fred,andthere’sanendofit.’

           Inpointoffact,itwouldseemthatthewaiterfeltthiswholesometruth,forwhenhereturnedfortheemptyplatesanddishesandwasinformedbyMrSwivellerwithdignifiedcarelessnessthathewouldcallandsettlewhenheshouldbepassingpresently,hedisplayedsomeperturbationofspiritandmutteredafewremarksabout‘paymentondelivery’and‘notrust,’andotherunpleasantsubjects,butwasfaintocontenthimselfwithinquiringatwhathouritwaslikelythatthegentlemanwouldcall,inorderthatbeingpresentlyresponsibleforthebeef,greens,andsundries,hemighttaketobeinthewayatthetime.

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