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‘
Open
the
door
,
’
said
Quilp
,
‘
I
’
ve
got
him
here
.
Such
a
clerk
for
you
,
Brass
,
such
a
prize
,
such
an
ace
of
trumps
.
Be
quick
and
open
the
door
,
or
if
there
’
s
another
lawyer
near
and
he
should
happen
to
look
out
of
window
,
he
’
ll
snap
him
up
before
your
eyes
,
he
will
.
’
It
is
probable
that
the
loss
of
the
phoenix
of
clerks
,
even
to
a
rival
practitioner
,
would
not
have
broken
Mr
Brass
’
s
heart
;
but
,
pretending
great
alacrity
,
he
rose
from
his
seat
,
and
going
to
the
door
,
returned
,
introducing
his
client
,
who
led
by
the
hand
no
less
a
person
than
Mr
Richard
Swiveller
.
‘
There
she
is
,
’
said
Quilp
,
stopping
short
at
the
door
,
and
wrinkling
up
his
eyebrows
as
he
looked
towards
Miss
Sally
;
‘
there
is
the
woman
I
ought
to
have
married
—
there
is
the
beautiful
Sarah
—
there
is
the
female
who
has
all
the
charms
of
her
sex
and
none
of
their
weaknesses
.
Oh
Sally
,
Sally
!
’
To
this
amorous
address
Miss
Brass
briefly
responded
‘
Bother
!
’
‘
Hard
-
hearted
as
the
metal
from
which
she
takes
her
name
,
’
said
Quilp
.
‘
Why
don
’
t
she
change
it
—
melt
down
the
brass
,
and
take
another
name
?
’
‘
Hold
your
nonsense
,
Mr
Quilp
,
do
,
’
returned
Miss
Sally
,
with
a
grim
smile
.
‘
I
wonder
you
’
re
not
ashamed
of
yourself
before
a
strange
young
man
.
’
‘
The
strange
young
man
,
’
said
Quilp
,
handing
Dick
Swiveller
forward
,
‘
is
too
susceptible
himself
not
to
understand
me
well
.
This
is
Mr
Swiveller
,
my
intimate
friend
—
a
gentleman
of
good
family
and
great
expectations
,
but
who
,
having
rather
involved
himself
by
youthful
indiscretion
,
is
content
for
a
time
to
fill
the
humble
station
of
a
clerk
—
humble
,
but
here
most
enviable
.
What
a
delicious
atmosphere
!
’
If
Mr
Quilp
spoke
figuratively
,
and
meant
to
imply
that
the
air
breathed
by
Miss
Sally
Brass
was
sweetened
and
rarefied
by
that
dainty
creature
,
he
had
doubtless
good
reason
for
what
he
said
.
But
if
he
spoke
of
the
delights
of
the
atmosphere
of
Mr
Brass
’
s
office
in
a
literal
sense
,
he
had
certainly
a
peculiar
taste
,
as
it
was
of
a
close
and
earthy
kind
,
and
,
besides
being
frequently
impregnated
with
strong
whiffs
of
the
second
-
hand
wearing
apparel
exposed
for
sale
in
Duke
’
s
Place
and
Houndsditch
,
had
a
decided
flavour
of
rats
and
mice
,
and
a
taint
of
mouldiness
.
Perhaps
some
doubts
of
its
pure
delight
presented
themselves
to
Mr
Swiveller
,
as
he
gave
vent
to
one
or
two
short
abrupt
sniffs
,
and
looked
incredulously
at
the
grinning
dwarf
.
‘
Mr
Swiveller
,
’
said
Quilp
,
‘
being
pretty
well
accustomed
to
the
agricultural
pursuits
of
sowing
wild
oats
,
Miss
Sally
,
prudently
considers
that
half
a
loaf
is
better
than
no
bread
.
To
be
out
of
harm
’
s
way
he
prudently
thinks
is
something
too
,
and
therefore
he
accepts
your
brother
’
s
offer
.
Brass
,
Mr
Swiveller
is
yours
.
’
