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Title: Works
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Publisher: New York Scribner
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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e. Shes a true Nickleby—a worthy imitator of her old uncleRalph—she hangs back to be more sought after—so doeshe; nothing to be got out of Ralph unless you follow himup, and then the money comes doubly welcome, and thebargain doubly hard, for youre impatient and he isn t. Oh»infernal cunning. Infernal cunning, echoed two voices. Nicholas was in a perfect agony as the two elderly gentlemenopposite rose one after the other and went away, lest theyshould be the means of his losing one word of what was said.But the conversation was suspended as they withdrew, andresumed with even greater freedom when they had left theroom. I am afraid, said the younger gentleman, that the oldwoman has grown jea-a-lous, and locked her up. Upon mysoul it looks like it. If they quarrel and little Nickleby goes home to hermother, so much the better, said the first. I can do any-thing with the old lady. Shell believe anything I tell her. Egad thats true, returned the other voice. Ha, ha,ha! Poor deyvie!
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FACE TO FACE WITH SIR MULBERRY. 499 The laugh was taken up by the two voices which alwayscame in together, and became general at Mrs. Nicklebysexpense. Nicholas turned burning hot with rage, but he com-manded himself for the moment, and waited to hear more. What he heard need not be repeated here. Suffice it thatas the wine went round he heard enough to acquaint himwith the characters and designs of those whose conversationhe overheard; to possess him with the full extent of Ralphsvillany, and the real reason of his own presence being requiredin London. He heard all this and more. He heard hissisters sufferings derided, and her virtuous conduct jeered atand brutally misconstrued; he heard her name bandied frommouth to mouth, and herself made the subject of coarse andinsolent wagers, free speech, and licentious jesting. The man who had spoken first, led the conversation andindeed almost engrossed it, being only stimulated from timeto time by some slight observation from one or other of

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