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"You know what better than I do, Aunt Nancy; and let me tell you, you'd better be careful. The eyes of the community are upon you." "Let 'em prove it! Let 'em prove it! They ain't got no witnesses! Chizzle and the cat ain't no witnesses," said Miss Nancy, obscurely; "let 'em do their worse! I reckon I know something about law as well as they do! if I am a lone 'oman!"
The first part of this oration was delivered by Miss Nancy Skamp, to some half-dozen negro grooms who were cooling their shins while waiting for the mail, before she closed the doors and windows of the post-office; the second part was addressed to Chizzle, her little negro waiter and the third concluding sentence, emphasized by a smart kick, was bestowed upon poor Molly, the mottled cat.
Chizzle, Mizzle, or otherwise was particularly engaged and had appointments until dinner, may have got an extra moral twist and shuffle into themselves out of Jarndyce and Jarndyce. The receiver in the cause has acquired a goodly sum of money by it but has acquired too a distrust of his own mother and a contempt for his own kind.
Chizzle, Mizzle, and otherwise have lapsed into a habit of vaguely promising themselves that they will look into that outstanding little matter and see what can be done for Drizzle who was not well used when Jarndyce and Jarndyce shall be got out of the office.
"What, and leave a customer like this free to hunt about our place? Now you wouldn't like to do that, I know." "No; I shouldn't like to do that," I said; "but it would be terrible if he got away." "Well then, out with my knife quick! I'm beginning to wish we'd left him alone, for it'll be chizzle for both of us if he do get loose." I hastily took his knife from his pocket, and opened it.
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