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Mr
Brass
found
himself
so
exceedingly
affected
,
at
this
point
,
that
he
could
say
or
do
nothing
more
until
some
refreshment
arrived
.
Having
partaken
of
it
,
pretty
freely
for
one
in
his
agitated
state
,
he
sat
down
to
write
.
The
lovely
Sarah
,
now
with
her
arms
folded
,
and
now
with
her
hands
clasped
behind
her
,
paced
the
room
with
manly
strides
while
her
brother
was
thus
employed
,
and
sometimes
stopped
to
pull
out
her
snuff
-
box
and
bite
the
lid
.
She
continued
to
pace
up
and
down
until
she
was
quite
tired
,
and
then
fell
asleep
on
a
chair
near
the
door
.
It
has
been
since
supposed
,
with
some
reason
,
that
this
slumber
was
a
sham
or
feint
,
as
she
contrived
to
slip
away
unobserved
in
the
dusk
of
the
afternoon
.
Whether
this
was
an
intentional
and
waking
departure
,
or
a
somnambulistic
leave
-
taking
and
walking
in
her
sleep
,
may
remain
a
subject
of
contention
;
but
,
on
one
point
(
and
indeed
the
main
one
)
all
parties
are
agreed
.
In
whatever
state
she
walked
away
,
she
certainly
did
not
walk
back
again
.
Mention
having
been
made
of
the
dusk
of
the
afternoon
,
it
will
be
inferred
that
Mr
Brass
’
s
task
occupied
some
time
in
the
completion
.
It
was
not
finished
until
evening
;
but
,
being
done
at
last
,
that
worthy
person
and
the
three
friends
adjourned
in
a
hackney
-
coach
to
the
private
office
of
a
justice
,
who
,
giving
Mr
Brass
a
warm
reception
and
detaining
him
in
a
secure
place
that
he
might
insure
to
himself
the
pleasure
of
seeing
him
on
the
morrow
,
dismissed
the
others
with
the
cheering
assurance
that
a
warrant
could
not
fail
to
be
granted
next
day
for
the
apprehension
of
Mr
Quilp
,
and
that
a
proper
application
and
statement
of
all
the
circumstances
to
the
secretary
of
state
(
who
was
fortunately
in
town
)
,
would
no
doubt
procure
Kit
’
s
free
pardon
and
liberation
without
delay
.
And
now
,
indeed
,
it
seemed
that
Quilp
’
s
malignant
career
was
drawing
to
a
close
,
and
that
retribution
,
which
often
travels
slowly
—
especially
when
heaviest
—
had
tracked
his
footsteps
with
a
sure
and
certain
scent
and
was
gaining
on
him
fast
.
Unmindful
of
her
stealthy
tread
,
her
victim
holds
his
course
in
fancied
triumph
.
Still
at
his
heels
she
comes
,
and
once
afoot
,
is
never
turned
aside
!
Their
business
ended
,
the
three
gentlemen
hastened
back
to
the
lodgings
of
Mr
Swiveller
,
whom
they
found
progressing
so
favourably
in
his
recovery
as
to
have
been
able
to
sit
up
for
half
an
hour
,
and
to
have
conversed
with
cheerfulness
.
Mrs
Garland
had
gone
home
some
time
since
,
but
Mr
Abel
was
still
sitting
with
him
.
After
telling
him
all
they
had
done
,
the
two
Mr
Garlands
and
the
single
gentleman
,
as
if
by
some
previous
understanding
,
took
their
leaves
for
the
night
,
leaving
the
invalid
alone
with
the
Notary
and
the
small
servant
.
‘
As
you
are
so
much
better
,
’
said
Mr
Witherden
,
sitting
down
at
the
bedside
,
‘
I
may
venture
to
communicate
to
you
a
piece
of
news
which
has
come
to
me
professionally
.
’
The
idea
of
any
professional
intelligence
from
a
gentleman
connected
with
legal
matters
,
appeared
to
afford
Richard
any
-
thing
but
a
pleasing
anticipation
.
Perhaps
he
connected
it
in
his
own
mind
with
one
or
two
outstanding
accounts
,
in
reference
to
which
he
had
already
received
divers
threatening
letters
.
His
countenance
fell
as
he
replied
,
‘
Certainly
,
sir
.
I
hope
it
’
s
not
anything
of
a
very
disagreeable
nature
,
though
?
’
‘
If
I
thought
it
so
,
I
should
choose
some
better
time
for
communicating
it
,
’
replied
the
Notary
