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Nickleby could chatter disconnectedly in Polish and the sinister Ralph rage in that language. As to the Crummles family and the family of the learned Squeers it seemed as natural to them as their native speech. It was, I have no doubt, an excellent translation. This must have been in the year '70. But I really believe that I am wrong. That book was not my first introduction to English literature.
The coach came up; Master Wackford entered; Squeers pushed in his prize, and following close at his heels, pulled up the glasses. The coachman mounted his box and drove slowly off, leaving the two bricklayers, and an old apple-woman, and a town-made little boy returning from an evening school, who had been the only witnesses of the scene, to meditate upon it at their leisure.
'That's lucky, said Mrs Squeers. And as the lady's humour was considered to lie chiefly in retort, Mr Squeers laughed heartily, and seemed to expect that Nicholas should do the same.
He's got it all. God help that others. Ha! ha! Oh Lord! Having uttered these fragmentary observations, Newman dropped upon his desk and began to write with most marvellous rapidity. 'Why, what does the man mean? cried Squeers, colouring. 'Is he drunk? Newman made no reply. 'Is he mad? said Squeers.
When Miss Squeers had 'done' the friend's hair, the friend 'did' Miss Squeers's hair, throwing in some striking improvements in the way of ringlets down the neck; and then, when they were both touched up to their entire satisfaction, they went downstairs in full state with the long gloves on, all ready for company. 'Where's John, 'Tilda? said Miss Squeers.
Squeers caught the boy firmly in his grip; one desperate cut had fallen on his body he was wincing from the lash and uttering a scream of pain it was raised again, and again about to fall when Nicholas Nickleby, suddenly starting up, cried "Stop!" in a voice that made the rafters ring. "Who cried stop?" said Squeers, turning savagely round. "I," said Nicholas, stepping forward.
By order of Lieutenant-Colonel Canker a board of officers had been convened to investigate the matter, and after questioning everybody whom "Squeers" had already badgered with his assertions, threats and queries, they went to the guardhouse and began a thorough inspection of the premises.
'Yes; and indeed and indeed again, Mister Jackanapes, said the excited lady; 'and I wouldn't keep such as you in the house another hour, if I had my way. 'Nor would you if I had mine, replied Nicholas. 'Now, boys! 'Ah! Now, boys, said Mrs Squeers, mimicking, as nearly as she could, the voice and manner of the usher. 'Follow your leader, boys, and take pattern by Smike if you dare.
Here Miss Squeers looked sideways at her father again, who looked sideways at her, as much as to say, 'There you had him. 'I know what you've got to go through, said Miss Squeers, shaking her curls violently. 'I know what life is before you, and if you was my bitterest and deadliest enemy, I could wish you nothing worse.
Mrs Sliderskew, with much blinking and chuckling, and with looks expressive of her strong admiration of Mr Squeers, his person, manners, and conversation, replied that the rheumatics were better. 'What's the reason, said Mr Squeers, deriving fresh facetiousness from the bottle; 'what's the reason of rheumatics? What do they mean? What do people have'em for eh?
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