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The remainder of that day and the whole of the next were a busy time for the Nubbles family, to whom everything connected with Kit's outfit and departure was matter of as great moment as if he had been about to penetrate into the interior of Africa, or to take a cruise round the world.
'Blessed indeed! cried Mrs Nubbles, catching at the word. 'Oh, Christopher, how have I been edified this night! 'Yes, yes, I know, said Kit hastily; 'but come along, mother, everybody's looking at us. Don't make a noise bring Jacob that's right! 'Stay, Satan, stay! cried the preacher, as Kit was moving off. 'This gentleman says you're to stay, Christopher, whispered his mother.
If you're happy or merry ever, you come here to say, along with that chap, that you're sorry for it. More shame for you, mother, I was going to say. 'Hush, dear! said Mrs Nubbles; 'you don't mean what you say I know, but you're talking sinfulness. 'Don't mean it? But I do mean it! retorted Kit.
Dessay the water's fathoms deep. Just keep her head straight, and let the tide carry us on. Look out, my lads! There's another of them up yonder. See, Mr Rodd, sir them two nubbles? Them's his eyes. He just keeps his beautiful muddy carcase all hid under water and squints along the top with them pretty peepers of hisn to look out for his breakfast.
What was all this though even all this to the extraordinary dissipation that ensued, when Kit, walking into an oyster-shop, as bold as if he lived there, led his party into a box a private box, fitted up with red curtains, white tablecloth, and cruet-stand complete and ordered a fierce gentleman with whiskers, who acted as waiter, and called him "Christopher Nubbles, sir," to bring three dozen of his largest-size oysters, and look sharp about it!
Obviously, he must get out somehow. Here is a suggested method. Begin by admiring the room. "By Jove, what a jolly little room this is. It's as spick and span as a model dairy. I wish you'd take me on as your tenant, CHALMERS, when you've got a vacancy." CHALMERS will say, "It's not a bad little hole. Old Mrs. NUBBLES keeps things wonderfully spruce.
So he rocked the cradle with his foot, made a face at the rebel in the clothes-basket, which put him in high good-humour directly, and stoutly determined to be talkative, and make himself agreeable. "Did you tell me just now, that your master hadn't gone out to-night?" inquired Mrs. Nubbles. "Yes," said Kit, "worse luck!"
'Then what does he do it for, and why does he keep it so close from you? said Mrs Nubbles. 'That I don't know, returned her son. 'If he hadn't tried to keep it so close though, I should never have found it out, for it was his getting me away at night and sending me off so much earlier than he used to, that first made me curious to know what was going on. Hark! what's that?
There an't many such as you, I know. 'I hope there are many a great deal better, Kit, said Mrs Nubbles; 'and that there are, or ought to be, accordin' to what the parson at chapel says. 'Much he knows about it, returned Kit contemptuously.
It is not uncommon for people who are much better fed and taught than Christopher Nubbles had ever been, to make duties of their inclinations in matters of more doubtful propriety, and to take great credit for the self-denial with which they gratify themselves. There was no need of any caution this time, and no fear of being detained by having to play out a return match with Daniel Quilp's boy.
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