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'Always a perverse old file, he was, said Mr Jonas, coolly helping himself to another slice. 'Ask him, father. 'Are you ready for your dinner, Chuffey? asked the old man 'Yes, yes, said Chuffey, lighting up into a sentient human creature at the first sound of the voice, so that it was at once a curious and quite a moving sight to see him. 'Yes, yes. Quite ready, Mr Chuzzlewit.
Poor Chuffey was conducted to his accustomed corner, and there he remained, silent and quiet, save at long intervals, when he would rise, and walk about the room, and wring his hands, or raise some strange and sudden cry. For a whole week they all three sat about the hearth and never stirred abroad.
But them as isn't used to these things, thinks so much of 'em afterwards, that it's a kindness to 'em not to let 'em have their wish. And even, said Mrs Gamp, probably in reference to some flowers of speech she had already strewn on Mr Chuffey, 'even if one calls 'em names, it's only done to rouse 'em.
I found out how the old gentleman there, Mr Chuffey, had behaved at the funeral; and I found out what this man, touching Lewsome on the arm, 'had talked about in his fever. I was by when this was done. You see him now. He is only worse than he was then. Oh, miserable, miserable fool! oh, insupportable, excruciating torture!
'He's all of a tremble. 'Well he may be, said Jonas, 'after the mad fit he has had. Get him upstairs. She was by this time assisting him to rise. 'There's my blessed old chick! cried Mrs Gamp, in a tone that was at once soothing and encouraging. 'There's my darlin' Mr Chuffey!
Now come up to your own room, sir, and lay down on your bed a bit; for you're a-shakin' all over, as if your precious jints was hung upon wires. That's a good creetur! Come with Sairey! 'Is she come home? inquired the old man. 'She'll be here directly minit, returned Mrs Gamp. 'Come with Sairey, Mr Chuffey. Come with your own Sairey!
It was decided that Mrs Gamp should be approached with caution, but approached without delay; and that the depths of that discreet matron's knowledge of Mr Chuffey, and means of bringing them, or one of them, into communication with him, should be carefully sounded.
How can I give you up what I haven't got, idiot! Ecod, I'd give her up to you and welcome, if I could; and a precious pair you'd be! 'If she has come to any harm, cried Chuffey, 'mind! I'm old and silly; but I have my memory sometimes; and if she has come to any harm 'Devil take you, interrupted Jonas, but in a suppressed voice still; 'what harm do you suppose she has come to?
'Night-watching, eh? said Mould, rubbing his chin. 'From eight o'clock till eight, sir. I will not deceive you, Mrs Gamp rejoined. 'And then go back, eh? said would. 'Quite free, then, sir, to attend to Mr Chuffey. His ways bein' quiet, and his hours early, he'd be abed, sir, nearly all the time.
'You don't eat or drink out of 'em, I think; and where's that sleepy-headed old Chuffey got to! Now, stupid. Oh! you know your name, do you? It would seem that he didn't, for he didn't come until the father called.
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