Works . osprofound annoyance, inflicting upon him a rapid successioof stage embraces, which, as everybody knows, are perform©by the embracers laying his or her chin on the shoulder cthe object of affection, and looking over it. This MiCrummies did in the highest style of melo-drama, at the same time all the most dismal forms of farewejhe could think of, out of the stock pieces. Nor was this allfor the elder Master Crummies was going through a similaceremony with Smike; while Master Percy Crummies, with ,very little second-hand camlet cloak, worn theatrically ovehis left shoulder,
Works . osprofound annoyance, inflicting upon him a rapid successioof stage embraces, which, as everybody knows, are perform©by the embracers laying his or her chin on the shoulder cthe object of affection, and looking over it. This MiCrummies did in the highest style of melo-drama, at the same time all the most dismal forms of farewejhe could think of, out of the stock pieces. Nor was this allfor the elder Master Crummies was going through a similaceremony with Smike; while Master Percy Crummies, with ,very little second-hand camlet cloak, worn theatrically ovehis left shoulder, stood by, in the attitude of an attendanofficer, waiting to convey the two victims to the scaffold. The lookers-on laughed very heartily, and as it was as welto put a good face upon the matter, Nicholas laughed towhen he had succeeded in disengaging himself; and rescuingthe astonished Smike, climbed up to the coach roof after himand kissed his hand in honor of the absent Mrs. Crummleas they rolled CHAPTER XXXI. OF RALPH NICKLEBY AND NEWMAN NOGGS, AND SOME WISEPRECAUTIONS, THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF WHICH WILLAPPEAR IN THE SEQUEL. In blissful unconsciousness that his nephew was hastening atthe utmost speed of four good horses towards his sphere ofaction, and that every passing minute diminished the distancebetween them, Ralph Nickleby sat that morning occupied inhis customary avocations, and yet unable to prevent histhoughts wandering from time to time back to the interviewwhich had taken place between himself and his niece on theprevious day. At such intervals, after a few moments ofabstraction, Ralph would mutter some peevish interjection,and apply himself with renewed steadiness of purpose to theledger before him, but again and again the same train ofthought came back despite all his efforts to prevent it,confusing him in his calculations, and utterly distracting hisattention from the figures over which he bent. At lengthRalph laid down his pen, and threw himself back
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