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Having
now
arrived
at
the
conclusion
of
his
discourse
,
Sampson
checked
the
current
of
his
wrath
,
kissed
his
glove
again
,
and
smiled
as
only
parasites
and
cowards
can
.
‘
And
this
,
’
said
Miss
Brass
,
raising
her
head
,
with
which
she
had
hitherto
sat
resting
on
her
hands
,
and
surveying
him
from
head
to
foot
with
a
bitter
sneer
,
‘
this
is
my
brother
,
is
it
!
This
is
my
brother
,
that
I
have
worked
and
toiled
for
,
and
believed
to
have
had
something
of
the
man
in
him
!
’
‘
Sarah
,
my
dear
,
’
returned
Sampson
,
rubbing
his
hands
feebly
;
‘
you
disturb
our
friends
.
Besides
you
—
you
’
re
disappointed
,
Sarah
,
and
,
not
knowing
what
you
say
,
expose
yourself
.
’
‘
Yes
,
you
pitiful
dastard
,
’
retorted
the
lovely
damsel
,
‘
I
understand
you
.
You
feared
that
I
should
be
beforehand
with
you
.
But
do
you
think
that
I
would
have
been
enticed
to
say
a
word
!
I
’
d
have
scorned
it
,
if
they
had
tried
and
tempted
me
for
twenty
years
.
’
‘
He
he
!
’
simpered
Brass
,
who
,
in
his
deep
debasement
,
really
seemed
to
have
changed
sexes
with
his
sister
,
and
to
have
made
over
to
her
any
spark
of
manliness
he
might
have
possessed
.
‘
You
think
so
,
Sarah
,
you
think
so
perhaps
;
but
you
would
have
acted
quite
different
,
my
good
fellow
.
You
will
not
have
forgotten
that
it
was
a
maxim
with
Foxey
—
our
revered
father
,
gentlemen
—
“
Always
suspect
everybody
.
”
That
’
s
the
maxim
to
go
through
life
with
!
If
you
were
not
actually
about
to
purchase
your
own
safety
when
I
showed
myself
,
I
suspect
you
’
d
have
done
it
by
this
time
.
And
therefore
I
’
ve
done
it
myself
,
and
spared
you
the
trouble
as
well
as
the
shame
.
The
shame
,
gentlemen
,
’
added
Brass
,
allowing
himself
to
be
slightly
overcome
,
‘
if
there
is
any
,
is
mine
.
It
’
s
better
that
a
female
should
be
spared
it
.
’
With
deference
to
the
better
opinion
of
Mr
Brass
,
and
more
particularly
to
the
authority
of
his
Great
Ancestor
,
it
may
be
doubted
,
with
humility
,
whether
the
elevating
principle
laid
down
by
the
latter
gentleman
,
and
acted
upon
by
his
descendant
,
is
always
a
prudent
one
,
or
attended
in
practice
with
the
desired
results
.
This
is
,
beyond
question
,
a
bold
and
presumptuous
doubt
,
inasmuch
as
many
distinguished
characters
,
called
men
of
the
world
,
long
-
headed
customers
,
knowing
dogs
,
shrewd
fellows
,
capital
hands
at
business
,
and
the
like
,
have
made
,
and
do
daily
make
,
this
axiom
their
polar
star
and
compass
.
Still
,
the
doubt
may
be
gently
insinuated
.
And
in
illustration
it
may
be
observed
,
that
if
Mr
Brass
,
not
being
over
-
suspicious
,
had
,
without
prying
and
listening
,
left
his
sister
to
manage
the
conference
on
their
joint
behalf
,
or
prying
and
listening
,
had
not
been
in
such
a
mighty
hurry
to
anticipate
her
(
which
he
would
not
have
been
,
but
for
his
distrust
and
jealousy
)
,
he
would
probably
have
found
himself
much
better
off
in
the
end
.
Thus
,
it
will
always
happen
that
these
men
of
the
world
,
who
go
through
it
in
armour
,
defend
themselves
from
quite
as
much
good
as
evil
;
to
say
nothing
of
the
inconvenience
and
absurdity
of
mounting
guard
with
a
microscope
at
all
times
,
and
of
wearing
a
coat
of
mail
on
the
most
innocent
occasions
.
The
three
gentlemen
spoke
together
apart
,
for
a
few
moments
.
At
the
end
of
their
consultation
,
which
was
very
brief
,
the
Notary
pointed
to
the
writing
materials
on
the
table
,
and
informed
Mr
Brass
that
if
he
wished
to
make
any
statement
in
writing
,
he
had
the
opportunity
of
doing
so
.
At
the
same
time
he
felt
bound
to
tell
him
that
they
would
require
his
attendance
,
presently
,
before
a
justice
of
the
peace
,
and
that
in
what
he
did
or
said
,
he
was
guided
entirely
by
his
own
discretion
.
‘
Gentlemen
,
’
said
Brass
,
drawing
off
his
glove
,
and
crawling
in
spirit
upon
the
ground
before
them
,
‘
I
will
justify
the
tenderness
with
which
I
know
I
shall
be
treated
;
and
as
,
without
tenderness
,
I
should
,
now
that
this
discovery
has
been
made
,
stand
in
the
worst
position
of
the
three
,
you
may
depend
upon
it
I
will
make
a
clean
breast
.
Mr
Witherden
,
sir
,
a
kind
of
faintness
is
upon
my
spirits
—
if
you
would
do
me
the
favour
to
ring
the
bell
and
order
up
a
glass
of
something
warm
and
spicy
,
I
shall
,
notwithstanding
what
has
passed
,
have
a
melancholy
pleasure
in
drinking
your
good
health
.
I
had
hoped
,
’
said
Brass
,
looking
round
with
a
mournful
smile
,
‘
to
have
seen
you
three
gentlemen
,
one
day
or
another
,
with
your
legs
under
the
mahogany
in
my
humble
parlour
in
the
Marks
.
But
hopes
are
fleeting
.
Dear
me
!
’
