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Updated: May 7, 2025
'But our people won't best like your coming back. 'Won't like it, Captain Kedgick! said Martin. 'They did expect you was a-going to settle, Kedgick answered, as he shook his head. 'They've been took in, you can't deny! 'What do you mean? cried Martin. 'You didn't ought to have received 'em, said the Captain. 'No you didn't! 'My good friend, returned Martin, 'did I want to receive them?
Captain Kedgick was sitting in the colonnade, with a julep on his knee, and a cigar in his mouth. He caught Mark's eye, and said: 'Why, what the 'Tarnal brings you here? 'I'll tell you plainly what it is, Captain, said Mark. 'I want to ask you a question. 'A man may ASK a question, so he may, returned Kedgick; strongly implying that another man might not answer a question, so he mightn't.
Captain Kedgick, the landlord, was standing there, and was greatly surprised to see them coming from the boat. 'Why, what the 'tarnal! cried the Captain. 'Well! I do admire at this, I do! 'We can stay at your house until to-morrow, Captain, I suppose? said Martin. 'I reckon you can stay there for a twelvemonth if you like, retorted Kedgick coolly.
Although this made Martin laugh, it couldn't keep off two o'clock. Punctually, as the hour struck, Captain Kedgick returned to hand him to the room of state; and he had no sooner got him safe there, than he bawled down the staircase to his fellow-citizens below, that Mr Chuzzlewit was 'receiving. Up they came with a rush.
He had scarcely got through this correspondence when Captain Kedgick, the landlord, kindly came upstairs to see how he was getting on. The Captain sat down upon the bed before he spoke; and finding it rather hard, moved to the pillow. 'Well, sir! said the Captain, putting his hat a little more on one side, for it was rather tight in the crown: 'You're quite a public man I calc'late.
Captain Kedgick put a thumb and three fingers to each side of the brim of his hat; lifted it a little way off his head; put it on again carefully; passed one hand all down his face, beginning at the forehead and ending at the chin; looked at Martin; then at Mark; then at Martin again; winked, and walked out.
'What have they been making so much of him for, now? said Mark, slyly. 'Come! 'Our people like ex-citement, answered Kedgick, sucking his cigar. 'But how has he excited 'em? asked Mark. The Captain looked at him as if he were half inclined to unburden his mind of a capital joke. 'You air a-going? he said. 'Going! cried Mark. 'Ain't every moment precious?
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