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"Oh,Iwasallright,"heanswered,smiling,"the'something'didn'tworryme,asyet.Os;andtheyhadacircus,Itellyou,allovertheplace.Therewasonewicked-lookisatuponmyownchairbythefire,andwouldn'tgotillItookthepokertohim,aheropeofthealarmbellandgottosomewhereupthewallortheg—I'tseewhere,itwassodark."
"Merus,"saidMrs.Witham,"anolddevil,andsittingonachairbythefireside!Takecare,sir!takecare!There'smanyatruewordspoke;
"Howdoyoumean?UponmywordIdon'tuand."
"Aheolddevil,perhaps.There!Sir,youlaugh,"forMalsonhadbrokeniypeal."Youyoungfolksthiolaughatthingsthatmakesolderonesshudder.Nevermind,sir!nevermind!PleaseGod,you'lllaughallthetime.It'swhatIwishyoumyself!"andthegoodladybeamedalloverinsympathywithhise,herfearsgoneforamoment.
&quiveme!"saidMalsoly."Don'tthiheideawastoomue—thattheolddevilhimselfwasonthechairlastnight!"Ahelaughedagaihometodinner.
Thiseveningthesganearlier;ihadbeengoingonbeforehisarrival,andohispresesfreshurbedthem.Afterdihefireforawhileandhadasmoke;andthen,haviable,begantoworkasbefhttheratsdisturbedhimmorethantheyhaddohepreviousnight.Hoanddownandunderaheysqueaked,andscratdghey,gettingbrees,outhsoftheirholesandtotheddiesiingtilltheireyesshoinylampsasthefirelightroseaohim,nowdoubtlessaedtothem,theireyeswereheirplayfulouchedhim.Sometimestheboldestofthemmadesalliesoutontheflthemouldi.NowandagaiurbedhimMaladeashteiablewithhishandafierce"Hsh,hsh,"sothattheyfledstraightwaytotheirholes.
AndsotheearlypartofthenightitethenoiseMaloreandmoreimmersedinhiswork.
Allatoopped,asonthepreviousnight,beingoverebyasuddensenseofsilethefaisoundofgnaw,orscratch,orsqueak.Thesilencewasasofthegrave.Herememberedtheoddoceofthepreviousnight,andinstinctivelyhelookedatthedihefireside.Andthenaveryoddsensatiohroughhim.
&hegreatoldhigh-backedcarvedoakchairbesidethefireplacesatthesameenormousrat,steadilyglaringathimwithbalefuleyes.
Iookthehingtohishand,abookoflogarithms,andflungitatit.Thebookwasbadlyaimedadidnainthepokerperformahepreviousnighteated;andagai,beingcloselypursued,fleduptheropeofthealarmbell.Strahedepartureofthisratwasinstantlyfollowedbytherehehegeunity.Onthiso,asonthepreviousone,Malsonotseeatartoftheroomtheratdisappeared,freenshadeofhislamplefttheupperpartoftheroomihefirehadburnedlow.
Onlookingathiswatditwasidnight;and,notsorryforthedivertissement,hemadeuphisfireandmadehimselfhisnightlypotoftea.Hehadgoodspellofwork,andthoughthimselfeoacigarette;ahegreatoakchairbeforethefirea.Whilstsmokihinkthathewouldliketokdisappearedto,forhehadideasforthemorrowirelydisected.Aglyhelitanotherlampahatitwouldshiheright-hahewallbythefireplahegotallthebookshehadwithhim,ahemhandytothrowatthevermin.Fiheropeofthealarmbellaheendofitoable,fixiremeehelamp.Ashehaheothelpnotighowpliableiteciallyfarope,ai;Yougamanwithit,"hethoughttohimself.Wheionsweremadehelookedaround,andsaidplatly,"Therenow,myfriend,Ithinkweshalllearhingofyouthistime!"Hebeganhiswain,andthoughasbeforesomewhatdisturbedatfirstbytheherats,soonlosthimselfinhispropositionsandproblems.
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