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'Ah! replied Mr Lillyvick, with another groan; this time not even disguised by a wheeze. 'It made ma cry when she knew it, interposed Miss Morleena, 'but we kept it from her for a long time; and pa was very low in his spirits, but he is better now; and I was very ill, but I am better too.
Hearing his name pronounced, Mr. Lillyvick groaned, then coughed to hide it, and consigning himself to the hands of an assistant, commenced a colloquy with Miss Morleena's escort, rather striving to escape the notice of Miss Morleena herself, and so remarkable did this behavior seem to her, that at the imminent hazard of having her ear sliced off, she could not forbear looking round at him some score of times.
'My pleasantest feeling, all the time that child was expected, said Mr Kenwigs, mournfully, 'was a thinking, "If it's a boy, as I hope it may be; for I have heard its uncle Lillyvick say again and again he would prefer our having a boy next, if it's a boy, what will his uncle Lillyvick say? What will he like him to be called?
'Yes, every one, repeated Mr Snevellicci. 'That would include the married ladies, you know, said Mr Lillyvick. 'I love them too, sir, said Mr Snevellicci. The collector looked into the surrounding faces with an aspect of grave astonishment, seeming to say, 'This is a nice man! and appeared a little surprised that Mrs Lillyvick's manner yielded no evidences of horror and indignation.
'So you ought to be, sir, returned Mr Lillyvick; 'and I am glad to hear that you have enough of feeling left to be so.
'What's the matter, sir? asked Mr Kenwigs, with becoming submission to the collector of water-rates. 'Making such a remark as that, sir, replied Mr Lillyvick, angrily. 'He has had punch already, has he not, sir? I consider the way in which that punch was cut off, if I may use the expression, highly disrespectful to this company; scandalous, perfectly scandalous.
This was a puzzling inquiry; but Newman evaded it, by replying to Mr Lillyvick, that he thought the baby might possibly come like him in time. 'I should be glad to have somebody like me, somehow, said Mr Lillyvick, 'before I die. 'You don't mean to do that, yet awhile? said Newman.
'Out of affection and regard for you, Susan and Kenwigs, said Mr Lillyvick, 'and not out of revenge and spite against her, for she is below it, I shall, tomorrow morning, settle upon your children, and make payable to the survivors of them when they come of age of marry, that money that I once meant to leave 'em in my will.
Lillyvick caught her in his arms and kissed her, and being by this time at the door of the house, he walked straight up into the Kenwigses' sitting-room and put her down in their midst.
While Nicholas raised up the collector, Smike had performed the same office for Mr Snevellicci, who now regarded his late adversary in tipsy amazement. 'Look here, sir, replied Mr Lillyvick, pointing to his astonished wife, 'here is purity and elegance combined, whose feelings have been outraged violated, sir!
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