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'I paid her, sir, returned Mark Tapley; 'liberal. 'The young man's words is true, said Mrs Gamp, 'and thank you kindly. 'Then here we will close our acquaintance, Mrs Gamp, retorted Mr Chuzzlewit. 'And Mr Sweedlepipe is that your name? 'That is my name, sir, replied Poll, accepting with a profusion of gratitude, some chinking pieces which the old man slipped into his hand.
Those comic monstrosities which the critics found incredible will be found to be the immense majority of the citizens of this country. We shall find that Sweedlepipe cuts our hair and Pumblechook sells our cereals; that Sam Weller blacks our boots and Tony Weller drives our omnibus. In cabmen, in cobblers, in charwomen, individuality is often pushed to the edge of insanity.
Mr Nadgett made a mysterious change about this time in his mysterious life: for whereas he had, until now, been first seen every morning coming down Cornhill, so exactly like the Nadgett of the day before as to occasion a popular belief that he never went to bed or took his clothes off, he was now first seen in Holborn, coming out of Kingsgate Street; and it was soon discovered that he actually went every morning to a barber's shop in that street to get shaved; and that the barber's name was Sweedlepipe.
You've left your old place, then? Have you? 'Have I! returned his young friend, who had by this time stuck his hands into the pockets of his white cord breeches, and was swaggering along at the barber's side. 'D'ye know a pair of top-boots when you see 'em, Polly? look here! 'Beau-ti-ful' cried Mr Sweedlepipe. 'D'ye know a slap-up sort of button, when you see it? said the youth.
Mrs Gamp was so very much astonished by his affable manners and great ease, that she was about to propound to her landlord in a whisper the staggering inquiry, whether he was a man or a boy, when Mr Sweedlepipe, anticipating her design, made a timely diversion. 'He knows Mrs Chuzzlewit, said Paul aloud. 'There's nothin' he don't know; that's my opinion, observed Mrs Gamp.
I ask your pardon, ladies and gentlemen, but I thought there might be some one here that know'd him! Mrs Gamp had observed, not without jealousy and scorn, that a favourable impression appeared to exist in behalf of Mr Sweedlepipe and his young friend; and that she had fallen rather into the background in consequence. She now struggled to the front, therefore, and stated her business.
Mrs Gamp and Mr Sweedlepipe had many deep discoursings on the subject of this mysterious customer; but they usually agreed that he had speculated too much and was keeping out of the way.
There was no resisting his manner. The evidence of sight and touch became as nothing. His chin was as smooth as a new-laid egg or a scraped Dutch cheese; but Poll Sweedlepipe wouldn't have ventured to deny, on affidavit, that he had the beard of a Jewish rabbi. 'Go WITH the grain, Poll, all round, please, said Mr Bailey, screwing up his face for the reception of the lather.
Sairey Gamp Bottle on the chimney-piece, and let me put my lips to it, when I am so dispoged! fell into one of the walking swoons; in which pitiable state she was conducted forth by Mr Sweedlepipe, who, between his two patients, the swooning Mrs Gamp and the revolving Bailey, had enough to do, poor fellow.
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