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It
was
a
maxim
with
Mr
Brass
that
the
habit
of
paying
compliments
kept
a
man
’
s
tongue
oiled
without
any
expense
;
and
,
as
that
useful
member
ought
never
to
grow
rusty
or
creak
in
turning
on
its
hinges
in
the
case
of
a
practitioner
of
the
law
,
in
whom
it
should
be
always
glib
and
easy
,
he
lost
few
opportunities
of
improving
himself
by
the
utterance
of
handsome
speeches
and
eulogistic
expressions
.
And
this
had
passed
into
such
a
habit
with
him
,
that
,
if
he
could
not
be
correctly
said
to
have
his
tongue
at
his
fingers
’
ends
,
he
might
certainly
be
said
to
have
it
anywhere
but
in
his
face
:
which
being
,
as
we
have
already
seen
,
of
a
harsh
and
repulsive
character
,
was
not
oiled
so
easily
,
but
frowned
above
all
the
smooth
speeches
—
one
of
nature
’
s
beacons
,
warning
off
those
who
navigated
the
shoals
and
breakers
of
the
World
,
or
of
that
dangerous
strait
the
Law
,
and
admonishing
them
to
seek
less
treacherous
harbours
and
try
their
fortune
elsewhere
.
While
Mr
Brass
by
turns
overwhelmed
his
clerk
with
compliments
and
inspected
the
ten
-
pound
note
,
Miss
Sally
showed
little
emotion
and
that
of
no
pleasurable
kind
,
for
as
the
tendency
of
her
legal
practice
had
been
to
fix
her
thoughts
on
small
gains
and
gripings
,
and
to
whet
and
sharpen
her
natural
wisdom
,
she
was
not
a
little
disappointed
that
the
single
gentleman
had
obtained
the
lodgings
at
such
an
easy
rate
,
arguing
that
when
he
was
seen
to
have
set
his
mind
upon
them
,
he
should
have
been
at
the
least
charged
double
or
treble
the
usual
terms
,
and
that
,
in
exact
proportion
as
he
pressed
forward
,
Mr
Swiveller
should
have
hung
back
.
But
neither
the
good
opinion
of
Mr
Brass
,
nor
the
dissatisfaction
of
Miss
Sally
,
wrought
any
impression
upon
that
young
gentleman
,
who
,
throwing
the
responsibility
of
this
and
all
other
acts
and
deeds
thereafter
to
be
done
by
him
,
upon
his
unlucky
destiny
,
was
quite
resigned
and
comfortable
:
fully
prepared
for
the
worst
,
and
philosophically
indifferent
to
the
best
.
‘
Good
morning
,
Mr
Richard
,
’
said
Brass
,
on
the
second
day
of
Mr
Swiveller
’
s
clerkship
.
‘
Sally
found
you
a
second
-
hand
stool
,
Sir
,
yesterday
evening
,
in
Whitechapel
.
She
’
s
a
rare
fellow
at
a
bargain
,
I
can
tell
you
,
Mr
Richard
.
You
’
ll
find
that
a
first
-
rate
stool
,
Sir
,
take
my
word
for
it
.
’
‘
It
’
s
rather
a
crazy
one
to
look
at
,
’
said
Dick
.
‘
You
’
ll
find
it
a
most
amazing
stool
to
sit
down
upon
,
you
may
depend
,
’
returned
Mr
Brass
.
‘
It
was
bought
in
the
open
street
just
opposite
the
hospital
,
and
as
it
has
been
standing
there
a
month
of
two
,
it
has
got
rather
dusty
and
a
little
brown
from
being
in
the
sun
,
that
’
s
all
.
’
‘
I
hope
it
hasn
’
t
got
any
fevers
or
anything
of
that
sort
in
it
,
’
said
Dick
,
sitting
himself
down
discontentedly
,
between
Mr
Sampson
and
the
chaste
Sally
.
‘
One
of
the
legs
is
longer
than
the
others
.
’
‘
Then
we
get
a
bit
of
timber
in
,
Sir
,
’
retorted
Brass
.
‘
Ha
,
ha
,
ha
!
We
get
a
bit
of
timber
in
,
Sir
,
and
that
’
s
another
advantage
of
my
sister
’
s
going
to
market
for
us
.
Miss
Brass
,
Mr
Richard
is
the
—
’
‘
Will
you
keep
quiet
?
’
interrupted
the
fair
subject
of
these
remarks
,
looking
up
from
her
papers
.
‘
How
am
I
to
work
if
you
keep
on
chattering
?
’
‘
What
an
uncertain
chap
you
are
!
’
returned
the
lawyer
.
‘
Sometimes
you
’
re
all
for
a
chat
.
At
another
time
you
’
re
all
for
work
.
A
man
never
knows
what
humour
he
’
ll
find
you
in
.
’
