stationtoreporthisproceedings。Hecouldhavetakenherdirectly；buthisobjectwas，ifpossible，totraceoutthemanwhowassupposedtohavecommittedtherobbery。Thenheheardofthediscoveryofthebrooch；andconsequentlydidnotcaretoreturn。
Norahslepttilleventhesummereveningbegantoclosein。Thenup。Someonewasatthedoor。ItwouldbeMr。Frank；andshedizzilypushedbackherruffledgreyhair，whichhadfallenoverhereyes，andstoodlookingtoseehim。Instead，therecameinMr。
Openshawandapoliceman。
\"ThisisNorahKennedy，\"saidMr。Openshaw。
\"O，sir，\"saidNorah，\"Ididnottouchthebrooch；indeedIdidnot。
O，sir，Icannotlivetobethoughtsobadlyof；\"andverysickandfaint，shesuddenlysankdownontheground。Tohersurprise，Mr。
Openshawraisedherupverytenderly。Eventhepolicemanhelpedtolayheronthesofa；and，atMr。Openshaw\'sdesire，hewentforsomewineandsandwiches；forthepoorgauntwomanlaytherealmostasifdeadwithwearinessandexhaustion。
\"Norah!\"saidMr。Openshaw，inhiskindestvoice，\"thebroochisfound。ItwashangingtoMrs。Chadwick\'sgown。Ibegyourpardon。
MosttrulyIbegyourpardon，forhavingtroubledyouaboutit。Mywifeisalmostbroken-hearted。Eat，Norah，——or，stay，firstdrinkthisglassofwine，\"saidhe，liftingherhead，pouringalittledownherthroat。
Asshedrank，sherememberedwhereshewas，andwhoshewaswaitingfor。ShesuddenlypushedMr。Openshawaway，saying，\"O，sir，youmustgo。Youmustnotstopaminute。Ifhecomesbackhewillkillyou。\"
\"Alas，Norah!Idonotknowwho\'he\'is。Butsomeoneisgoneawaywhowillnevercomeback:someonewhoknewyou，andwhomIamafraidyoucaredfor。\"
\"Idon\'tunderstandyou，sir，\"saidNorah，hermaster\'skindandsorrowfulmannerbewilderingheryetmorethanhiswords。ThepolicemanhadlefttheroomatMr。Openshaw\'sdesire，andtheytwowerealone。
\"YouknowwhatImean，whenIsaysomeoneisgonewhowillnevercomeback。Imeanthatheisdead!\"
\"Who?\"saidNorah，tremblingallover。
\"ApoormanhasbeenfoundintheThamesthismorning，drowned。\"
\"Didhedrownhimself?\"askedNorah，solemnly。
\"Godonlyknows，\"repliedMr。Openshaw，inthesametone。\"Yournameandaddressatourhouse，werefoundinhispocket:that，andhispurse，weretheonlythings，thatwerefounduponhim。Iamsorrytosayit，mypoorNorah；butyouarerequiredtogoandidentifyhim。\"
\"Towhat?\"askedNorah。
\"Tosaywhoitis。Itisalwaysdone，inorderthatsomereasonmaybediscoveredforthesuicide——ifsuicideitwas。Imakenodoubthewasthemanwhocametoseeyouatourhouselastnight。Itisverysad，Iknow。\"Hemadepausesbetweeneachlittleclause，inordertotryandbringbackhersenses；whichhefearedwerewandering——sowildandsadwasherlook。
\"MasterOpenshaw，\"saidshe，atlast，\"I\'veadreadfulsecrettotellyou——onlyyoumustneverbreatheittoanyone，andyouandI
musthideitawayforever。Ithoughttohavedoneitallbymyself，butIseeIcannot。Yonpoorman——yes!thedead，drownedcreatureis，Ifear，Mr。Frank，mymistress\'sfirsthusband!\"
Mr。Openshawsatedown，asifshot。Hedidnotspeak；but，afterawhile，hesignedtoNorahtogoon。
\"Hecametometheothernight——when——Godbethanked——youwereallawayatRichmond。Heaskedmeifhiswifewasdeadoralive。Iwasabrute，andthoughtmoreofourallcominghomethanofhissoretrial:spokeoutsharp，andsaidshewasmarriedagain，andverycontentandhappy:Iallbutturnedhimaway:andnowheliesdeadandcold!\"
\"Godforgiveme!\"saidMr。Openshaw。
\"Godforgiveusall!\"saidNorah。\"Yonpoormanneedsforgivenessperhapslessthananyoneamongus。Hehadbeenamongthesavages——
shipwrecked——Iknownotwhat——andhehadwrittenletterswhichhadneverreachedmypoormissus。\"
\"Hesawhischild!\"
\"Hesawher——yes!Itookhimup，togivehisthoughtsanotherstart；forIbelievedhewasgoingmadonmyhands。Icametoseekhimhere，asImorethanhalfpromised。MymindmisgavemewhenI
heardhehadnevercomein。O，sirIitmustbehim!\"
Mr。Openshawrangthebell。Norahwasalmosttoomuchstunnedtowonderatwhathedid。Heaskedforwritingmaterials，wrotealetter，andthensaidtoNorah:
\"IamwritingtoAlice，tosayIshallbeunavoidablyabsentforafewdays；thatIhavefoundyou；thatyouarewell，andsendheryourlove，andwillcomehometo-morrow。YoumustgowithmetothePoliceCourt；youmustidentifythebody:Iwillpayhightokeepname；anddetailsoutofthepapers。
\"Butwhereareyougoing，sir?\"
Hedidnotanswerherdirectly。Thenhesaid:
\"Norah!Imustgowithyou，andlookonthefaceofthemanwhomI
havesoinjured，——unwittingly，itistrue；butitseemstomeasifIhadkilledhim。Iwilllayhisheadinthegrave，asifheweremyonlybrother:andhowhemusthavehatedme!IcannotgohometomywifetillallthatIcandoforhimisdone。ThenIgowithadreadfulsecretonmymind。Ishallneverspeakofitagain，afterthesedaysareover。Iknowyouwillnot，either。\"Heshookhandswithher:andtheynevernamedthesubjectagain，theonetotheother。
NorahwenthometoAlicethenextday。Notawordwassaidonthecauseofherabruptdepartureadayortwobefore。Alicehadbeenchargedbyherhusbandinhisletternottoalludetothesupposedtheftofthebrooch；soshe，implicitlyobedienttothosewhomshelovedbothbynatureandhabit，wasentirelysilentonthesubject，onlytreatedNorahwiththemosttenderrespect，asiftomakeupforunjustsuspicion。
NordidAliceinquireintothereasonwhyMr。Openshawhadbeenabsentduringhisuncleandaunt\'svisit，afterhehadoncesaidthatitwasunavoidable。Hecameback，graveandquiet；and，fromthattimeforth，wascuriouslychanged。Morethoughtful，andperhapslessactive；quiteasdecidedinconduct，butwithnewanddifferentrulesfortheguidanceofthatconduct。TowardsAlicehecouldhardlybemorekindthanhehadalwaysbeen；buthenowseemedtolookuponherassomeonesacredandtobetreatedwithreverence，aswellastenderness。Hethroveinbusiness，andmadealargefortune，onehalfofwhichwassettleduponher。
Longyearsaftertheseevents，——afewmonthsafterhermotherdied，Ailsieandher\"father\"(asshealwayscalledMr。Openshaw)drovetoacemeteryalittlewayoutoftown，andshewascarriedtoacertainmoundbyhermaid，whowasthensentbacktothecarriage。
Therewasahead-stone，withF。W。andadate。Thatwasall。
Sittingbythegrave，Mr。Openshawtoldherthestory；andforthesadfateofthatpoorfatherwhomshehadneverseen，heshedtheonlytearssheeversawfallfromhiseyes。
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\"Amostinterestingstory，allthrough，\"Isaid，asJarberfoldedupthefirstofhisseriesofdiscoveriesintriumph。\"Astorythatgoesstraighttotheheart——especiallyattheend。But\"——Istopped，andlookedatTrottle。
Trottleenteredhisprotestdirectlyintheshapeofacough。
\"Well!\"Isaid，beginningtolosemypatience。\"Don\'tyouseethatIwantyoutospeak，andthatIdon\'twantyoutocough?\"
\"Quiteso，ma\'am，\"saidTrottle，inastateofrespectfulobstinacywhichwouldhaveupsetthetemperofasaint。\"Relative，Ipresume，tothisstory，ma\'am?\"
\"Yes，Yes!\"saidJarber。\"Byallmeansletushearwhatthisgoodmanhastosay。\"
\"Well，sir，\"answeredTrottle，\"IwanttoknowwhytheHouseoverthewaydoesn\'tlet，andIdon\'texactlyseehowyourstoryanswersthequestion。That\'sallIhavetosay，sir。\"
Ishouldhavelikedtocontradictmyopinionatedservant，atthatmoment。But，excellentasthestorywasinitself，Ifeltthathehadhitontheweakpoint，sofarasJarber\'sparticularpurposeinreadingitwasconcerned。
\"Andthatiswhatyouhavetosay，isit?\"repeatedJarber。\"I
enterthisroomannouncingthatIhaveaseriesofdiscoveries，andyoujumpinstantlytotheconclusionthatthefirstoftheseriesexhaustsmyresources。HaveIyourpermission，dearlady，toenlightenthisobtuseperson，ifpossible，byreadingNumberTwo?\"
\"Myworkisbehindhand，ma\'am，\"saidTrottle，movingtothedoor，themomentIgaveJarberleavetogoon。
\"Stopwhereyouare，\"Isaid，inmymostperemptorymanner，\"andgiveMr。Jarberhisfairopportunityofansweringyourobjectionnowyouhavemadeit。
Trottlesatdownwiththelookofamartyr，andJarberbegantoreadwithhisbackturnedontheenemymoredecidedlythanever。
GOINGINTOSOCIETY
Atoneperiodofitsreverses，theHousefellintotheoccupationofaShowman。Hewasfoundregisteredasitsoccupier，ontheparishbooksofthetimewhenherentedtheHouse，andtherewasthereforenoneedofanycluetohisname。But，hehimselfwaslesseasytobefound；for，hehadledawanderinglife，andsettledpeoplehadlostsightofhim，andpeoplewhoplumedthemselvesonbeingrespectablewereshyofadmittingthattheyhadeverknownanythingofhim。Atlast，amongthemarshlandsneartheriver\'slevel，thatlieaboutDeptfordandtheneighbouringmarket-gardens，aGrizzledPersonageinvelveteen，withafacesocutupbyvarietiesofweatherthathelookedasifhehadbeentattooed，wasfoundsmokingapipeatthedoorofawoodenhouseonwheels。Thewoodenhousewaslaidupinordinaryforthewinter，nearthemouthofamuddycreek；andeverythingnearit，thefoggyriver，themistymarshes，andthesteamingmarket-gardens，smokedincompanywiththegrizzledman。Inthemidstofthissmokingparty，thefunnel-chimneyofthewoodenhouseonwheelswasnotremiss，buttookitspipewiththerestinacompanionablemanner。
OnbeingaskedifitwerehewhohadoncerentedtheHousetoLet，GrizzledVelveteenlookedsurprised，andsaidyes。ThenhisnamewasMagsman?Thatwasit，TobyMagsman——whichlawfullychristenedRobert；butcalledintheline，fromainfant，Toby。TherewasnothingaginTobyMagsman，hebelieved?Iftherewassuspicionofsuch——mentionit!
Therewasnosuspicionofsuch，hemightrestassured。But，someinquiriesweremakingaboutthatHouse，andwouldheobjecttosaywhyheleftit?
Notatall；whyshouldhe?Heleftit，alongofaDwarf。
AlongofaDwarf?
Mr。Magsmanrepeated，deliberatelyandemphatically，AlongofaDwarf。
MightitbecompatiblewithMr。Magsman\'sinclinationandconveniencetoenter，asafavour，intoafewparticulars?
Mr。Magsmanenteredintothefollowingparticulars。
Itwasalongtimeago，tobeginwith；——aforelotteriesandadealmorewasdoneawaywith。Mr。Magsmanwaslookingaboutforagoodpitch，andheseethathouse，andhesaystohimself，\"I\'llhaveyou，ifyou\'retobehad。Ifmoney\'llgetyou，I\'llhaveyou。\"
Theneighbourscutuprough，andmadecomplaints；butMr。Magsmandon\'tknowwhattheyWOULDhavehad。Itwasalovelything。Firstofall，therewasthecanvass，representinthepicteroftheGiant，inSpanishtrunksandaruff，whowashimselfhalftheheighthofthehouse，andwasrunupwithalineandpulleytoapoleontheroof，sothathisEdwascoevalwiththeparapet。Then，therewasthecanvass，representinthepicteroftheAlbinalady，showingherwhiteairtotheArmyandNavyincorrectuniform。Then，therewasthecanvass，representinthepicteroftheWildIndianascalpinamemberofsomeforeignnation。Then，therewasthecanvass，representinthepicterofachildofaBritishPlanter，seizedbytwoBoaConstrictors——notthatWEneverhadnochild，nornoConstrictorsneither。Similarly，therewasthecanvass，representinthepicteroftheWildAssofthePrairies——notthatWEneverhadnowildasses，norwouldn\'thavehad\'ematagift。Last，therewasthecanvass，representinthepicteroftheDwarf，andlikehimtoo(considerin)，withGeorgetheFourthinsuchastateofastonishmentathimasHisMajestycouldn\'twithhisutmostpolitenessandstoutnessexpress。ThefrontoftheHousewassocoveredwithcanvasses，thattherewasn\'tasparkofdaylightevervisibleonthatside。\"MAGSMAN\'SAMUSEMENTS，\"fifteenfootlongbytwofoothigh，ranoverthefrontdoorandparlourwinders。ThepassagewasaArbourofgreenbaizeandgardenstuff。Abarrel-organperformedthereunceasing。Andastorespectability，——ifthreepenceain\'trespectable，whatis?
But，theDwarfistheprincipalarticleatpresent，andhewasworththemoney。HewaswroteupasMAJORTPSCHOFFKI，OFTHEIMPERIAL
BULGRADERIANBRIGADE。Nobodycouldn\'tpronouncethename，anditneverwasintendedanybodyshould。Thepublicalwaysturnedit，asaregularrule，intoChopski。InthelinehewascalledChops；
partlyonthataccount，andpartlybecausehisrealname，ifheeverhadanyrealname(whichwasverydubious)，wasStakes。
Hewasaun-commonsmallman，hereallywas。Certainlynotsosmallashewasmadeouttobe，butwhereISyourDwarfasis?Hewasamostuncommonsmallman，withamostuncommonlargeEd；andwhathehadinsidethatEd，nobodyeverknowedbuthimself:evensupposinhimselftohaveevertookstockofit，whichitwouldhavebeenastiffjobforevenhimtodo。
Thekindestlittlemanasnevergrowed!Spirited，butnotproud。
WhenhetravelledwiththeSpottedBaby——thoughheknowedhimselftobeanat\'ralDwarf，andknowedtheBaby\'sspotstobeputuponhimartificial，henursedthatBabylikeamother。Youneverheerdhimgiveaill-nametoaGiant。HeDIDallowhimselftobreakoutintostronglanguagerespectintheFatLadyfromNorfolk；butthatwasanaffairofthe\'art；andwhenaman\'s\'arthasbeentrifledwithbyalady，andthepreferencegivtoaIndian，heain\'tmasterofhisactions。
Hewasalwaysinlove，ofcourse；everyhumannat\'ralphenomenonis。
Andhewasalwaysinlovewithalargewoman；IneverknowedtheDwarfascouldbegottoloveasmallone。Whichhelpstokeep\'emtheCuriositiestheyare。
Onesing\'lerideahehadinthatEdofhis，whichmusthavemeantsomething，oritwouldn\'thavebeenthere。Itwasalwayshisopinionthathewasentitledtoproperty。Heneverwouldputhisnametoanything。Hehadbeentaughttowrite，bytheyoungmanwithoutarms，whogothislivingwithhistoes(quiteawritingmasterHEwas，andtaughtscoresintheline)，butChopswouldhavestarvedtodeath，aforehe\'dhavegainedabitofbreadbyputtinghishandtoapaper。Thisisthemorecurioustobearinmind，becauseHEhadnoproperty，norhopeofproperty，excepthishouseandasarser。WhenIsayhishouse，Imeanthebox，paintedandgotupoutsidelikeareg\'larsix-roomer，thatheusedtocreepinto，withadiamondring(orquiteasgoodtolookat)onhisforefinger，andringalittlebelloutofwhatthePublicbelievedtobetheDrawing-roomwinder。AndwhenIsayasarser，ImeanaChaneysarserinwhichhemadeacollectionforhimselfattheendofeveryEntertainment。Hiscueforthat，hetookfromme:\"Ladiesandgentlemen，thelittlemanwillnowwalkthreetimesroundtheCairawan，andretirebehindthecurtain。\"Whenhesaidanythingimportant，inprivatelife，hemostlywounditupwiththisformofwords，andtheywasgenerallythelastthinghesaidtomeatnightaforehewenttobed。
HehadwhatIconsiderafinemind——apoeticmind。Hisideasrespectinhispropertynevercomeuponhimsostrongaswhenhesatuponabarrel-organandhadthehandleturned。Arterthewibrationhadrunthroughhimalittletime，hewouldscreechout，\"Toby，I
feelmypropertycoming——grindaway!I\'mcountingmyguineasbythousands，Toby——grindaway!Toby，Ishallbeamanoffortun!I
feeltheMintajinglinginme，Toby，andI\'mswellingoutintotheBankofEngland!\"Suchistheinfluenceofmusiconapoeticmind。
Notthathewaspartialtoanyothermusicbutabarrel-organ；onthecontrary，hatedit。
HehadakindofaeverlastinggrudgeaginthePublic:whichisathingyoumaynoticeinmanyphenomenonsthatgettheirlivingoutofit。Whatriledhimmostinthenaterofhisoccupationwas，thatitkephimoutofSociety。Hewascontiniwallysaying，\"Toby，myambitionis，togointoSociety。ThecurseofmypositiontowardsthePublicis，thatitkeepsmehoutofSociety。Thisdon\'tsignifytoalowbeastofaIndian；hean\'tformedforSociety。Thisdon\'tsignifytoaSpottedBaby；HEan\'tformedforSociety——Iam。\"
NobodynevercouldmakeoutwhatChopsdonewithhismoney。Hehadagoodsalary，downonthedrumeverySaturdayasthedaycameround，besideshavingtherunofhisteeth——andhewasaWoodpeckertoeat——butallDwarfsare。Thesarserwasalittleincome，bringinghiminsomanyhalfpencethathe\'dcarry\'emforaweektogether，tiedupinapocket-handkercher。Andyetheneverhadmoney。Anditcouldn\'tbetheFatLadyfromNorfolk，aswasoncesupposed；becauseitstandstoreasonthatwhenyouhaveaanimositytowardsaIndian，whichmakesyougrindyourteethathimtohisface，andwhichcanhardlyholdyoufromGoosinghimaudiblewhenhe\'sgoingthroughhisWar-Dance——itstandstoreasonyouwouldn\'tunderthemcircumstancesdepriveyourself，tosupportthatIndianinthelapofluxury。
Mostunexpected，themysterycomeoutonedayatEghamRaces。ThePublicwasshyofbeinpulledin，andChopswasringinhislittlebelloutofhisdrawing-roomwinder，andwassnarlintomeoverhisshoulderashekneeleddownwithhislegsoutattheback-door——forhecouldn\'tbeshovedintohishousewithoutkneelingdown，andthepremiseswouldn\'taccommodatehislegs——wassnarlin，\"Here\'sapreciousPublicforyou；whytheDevildon\'ttheytumbleup?\"whenamaninthecrowdholdsupacarrier-pigeon，andcriesout，\"Ifthere\'sanypersonhereashasgotaticket，theLottery\'sjustdrawed，andthenumberashascomeupforthegreatprizeisthree，seven，forty-two!Three，seven，forty-two!\"IwasgivinthemantotheFuriesmyself，forcallingoffthePublic\'sattention——forthePublicwillturnaway，atanytime，tolookatanythinginpreferencetothethingshowed\'em；andifyoudoubtit，get\'emtogetherforanyindiwidualpurposeonthefaceoftheearth，andsendonlytwopeopleinlate，andseeifthewholecompanyan\'tfarmoreinterestedintakinparticularnoticeofthemtwothanofyou——
Isay，Iwasn\'tbestpleasedwiththemanforcallinout，andwasn\'tblessinhiminmyownmind，whenIseeChops\'slittlebellflyoutofwinderataoldlady，andhegetsupandkickshisboxover，exposinthewholesecret，andhecatchesholdofthecalvesofmylegsandhesaystome，\"Carrymeintothewan，Toby，andthrowapailofwaterovermeorI\'madeadman，forI\'vecomeintomyproperty!\"
Twelvethousandoddhundredpound，wasChops\'swinnins。Hehadboughtahalf-ticketforthetwenty-fivethousandprize，andithadcomeup。Thefirstusehemadeofhisproperty，was，tooffertofighttheWildIndianforfivehundredpoundaside，himwithapoisoneddarnin-needleandtheIndianwithaclub；buttheIndianbeinginwantofbackerstothatamount，itwentnofurther。
Arterhehadbeenmadforaweek——inastateofmind，inshort，inwhich，ifIhadlethimsitontheorganforonlytwominutes，I
believehewouldhavebust——butwekeptheorganfromhim——Mr。Chopscomeround，andbehavedliberalandbeautifultoall。Hethensentforayoungmanheknowed，ashadawerygenteelappearanceandwasaBonnetatagaming-booth(mostrespectablebroughtup，fatherhavinbeenimminentintheliverystablelinebutunfort\'nateinacommercialcrisis，throughpaintinaoldgray，ginger-bay，andsellinhimwithaPedigree)，andMr。ChopssaidtothisBonnet，whosaidhisnamewasNormandy，whichitwasn\'t:
\"Normandy，I\'magoinintoSociety。Willyougowithme?\"
SaysNormandy:\"DoIunderstandyou，Mr。Chops，tohintimatethatthe\'oleoftheexpensesofthatmovewillbebornebyyourself?\"
\"Correct，\"saysMr。Chops。\"AndyoushallhaveaPrincelyallowancetoo。\"
TheBonnetliftedMr。Chopsuponachair，toshakehandswithhim，andrepliedinpoetry，withhiseyesseeminglyfulloftears:
\"Myboatisontheshore，Andmybarkisonthesea，AndIdonotaskformore，ButI\'llGo:-alongwiththee。\"
TheywentintoSociety，inachayandfourgrayswithsilkjackets。
TheytooklodgingsinPallMall，London，andtheyblazedaway。
InconsequenceofanotethatwasbroughttoBartlemyFairintheautumnofnextyearbyaservant，mostwonderfulgotupinmilk-
whitecordsandtops，IcleanedmyselfandwenttoPallMall，oneeveningappinted。Thegentlemenwasattheirwinearterdinner，andMr。Chops\'seyeswasmorefixedinthatEdofhisthanIthoughtgoodforhim。Therewasthreeof\'em(incompany，Imean)，andI
knowedthethirdwell。Whenlastmet，hehadonawhiteRomanshirt，andabishop\'smitrecoveredwithleopard-skin，andplayedtheclarionetallwrong，inabandataWildBeastShow。
Thisgenttookonnottoknowme，andMr。Chopssaid:\"Gentlemen，thisisaoldfriendofformerdays:\"andNormandylookedatmethroughaeye-glass，andsaid，\"Magsman，gladtoseeyou!\"——whichI\'lltakemyoathhewasn\'t。Mr。Chops，togithimconvenienttothetable，hadhischaironathrone(muchoftheformofGeorgetheFourth\'sinthecanvass)，buthehardlyappearedtometobeKingthereinanyotherpintofview，forhistwogentlemenorderedaboutlikeEmperors。TheywasalldressedlikeMay-Day——gorgeous!——AndastoWine，theyswaminallsorts。
Imadetheroundofthebottles，firstseparate(tosayIhaddoneit)，andthenmixed\'emalltogether(tosayIhaddoneit)，andthentriedtwoof\'emashalf-and-half，andthent\'othertwo。
Altogether，Ipassedapleasinevenin，butwithatendencytofeelmuddled，untilIconsidereditgoodmannerstogetupandsay，\"Mr。
Chops，thebestoffriendsmustpart，Ithankyouforthewarietyofforeigndrainsyouhavestoodso\'ansome，Ilookstowardsyouinredwine，andItakesmyleave。\"Mr。Chopsreplied，\"Ifyou\'lljusthitchmeoutofthisoveryourrightarm，Magsman，andcarrymedown-stairs，I\'llseeyouout。\"IsaidIcouldn\'tthinkofsuchathing，buthewouldhaveit，soIliftedhimoffhisthrone。HesmeltstrongofMaideary，andIcouldn\'thelpthinkingasIcarriedhimdownthatitwaslikecarryingalargebottlefullofwine，witharaytheruglystopper，agooddealoutofproportion。
WhenIsethimonthedoor-matinthehall，hekepmeclosetohimbyholdingontomycoat-collar，andhewhispers:
\"Iain\'t\'appy，Magsman。\"
\"What\'sonyourmind，Mr。Chops?\"
\"Theydon\'tusemewell。Theyan\'tgratefultome。Theyputsmeonthemantel-piecewhenIwon\'thaveinmoreChampagne-wine，andtheylocksmeinthesideboardwhenIwon\'tgiveupmyproperty。\"
\"Getridof\'em，Mr。Chops。\"
\"Ican\'t。We\'reinSocietytogether，andwhatwouldSocietysay?\"
\"ComeoutofSociety!\"saysI。
\"Ican\'t。Youdon\'tknowwhatyou\'retalkingabout。WhenyouhaveoncegoneintoSociety，youmustn\'tcomeoutofit。\"
\"Thenifyou\'llexcusethefreedom，Mr。Chops，\"weremyremark，shakingmyheadgrave，\"Ithinkit\'sapityyoueverwentin。\"
Mr。ChopsshookthatdeepEdofhis，toasurprisinextent，andslappedithalfadozentimeswithhishand，andwithmoreWicethanIthoughtwereinhim。Then，hesays，\"You\'reagoodfellow，butyoudon\'tunderstand。Good-night，goalong。Magsman，thelittlemanwillnowwalkthreetimesroundtheCairawan，andretirebehindthecurtain。\"ThelastIseeofhimonthatoccasionwashistryin，ontheextremestwergeofinsensibility，toclimbupthestairs，onebyone，withhishandsandknees。They\'dhavebeenmuchtoosteepforhim，ifhehadbeensober；buthewouldn\'tbehelped。
Itwarn\'tlongafterthat，thatIreadinthenewspaperofMr。
Chops\'sbeingpresentedatcourt。Itwasprinted，\"Itwillberecollected\"——andI\'venoticedinmylife，thatitissuretobeprintedthatitWILLberecollected，wheneveritwon\'t——\"thatMr。
Chopsistheindividualofsmallstature，whosebrilliantsuccessinthelastStateLotteryattractedsomuchattention。\"Well，Isaystomyself，SuchisLife!Hehasbeenanddoneitinearnestatlast。HehasastonishedGeorgetheFourth!
(Onaccountofwhich，Ihadthatcanvassnew-painted，himwithabagofmoneyinhishand，apresentinittoGeorgetheFourth，andaladyinOstrichFeathersfallininlovewithhiminabag-wig，sword，andbucklescorrect。)
ItooktheHouseasisthesubjectofpresentinquiries——thoughnotthehonourofbeinacquainted——andIrunMagsman\'sAmusementsinitthirteenmonths——sometimesonething，sometimesanother，sometimesnothinparticular，butalwaysallthecanvassesoutside。Onenight，whenwehadplayedthelastcompanyout，whichwasashycompany，throughitsrainingHeavenshard，Iwastakinapipeintheonepairbackalongwiththeyoungmanwiththetoes，whichIhadtakenonforamonth(thoughheneverdrawed——exceptonpaper)，andIheardakickinatthestreetdoor。\"Halloa!\"Isaystotheyoungman，\"what\'sup!\"Herubshiseyebrowswithhistoes，andhesays，\"I
can\'timagine，Mr。Magsman\"——whichhenevercouldimaginenothin，andwasmonotonouscompany。
Thenoisenotleavinoff，Ilaiddownmypipe，andItookupacandle，andIwentdownandopenedthedoor。Ilookedoutintothestreet；butnothincouldIsee，andnothinwasIawareof，untilI
turnedroundquick，becausesomecreeturrunbetweenmylegsintothepassage。TherewasMr。Chops!
\"Magsman，\"hesays，\"takeme，ontheoldterms，andyou\'vegotme；
ifit\'sdone，saydone!\"
Iwasallofamaze，butIsaid，\"Done，sir。\"
\"Donetoyourdone，anddoubledone!\"sayshe。\"Haveyougotabitofsupperinthehouse?\"
Bearininmindthemsparklinwarietiesofforeigndrainsaswe\'dguzzledawayatinPallMall，Iwasashamedtoofferhimcoldsassagesandgin-and-water；buthetook\'embothandtook\'emfree；
havinachairforhistable，andsittindownatitonastool，likeholdtimes。I，allofamazeallthewhile。
Itwasarterhehadmadeacleansweepofthesassages(beef，andtothebestofmycalculationstwopoundandaquarter)，thatthewisdomaswasinthatlittlemanbegantocomeoutofhimlikeprespiration。
\"Magsman，\"hesays，\"lookuponme!Youseeaforeyou，OneashasbothgoneintoSocietyandcomeout。\"
\"O!YouAREoutofit，Mr。Chops?Howdidyougetout，sir?\"
\"SOLDOUT!\"sayshe。YouneversawthelikeofthewisdomashisEdexpressed，whenhemadeuseofthemtwowords。
\"MyfriendMagsman，I\'llimparttoyouadiscoveryI\'vemade。It\'swallable；it\'scosttwelvethousandfivehundredpound；itmaydoyougoodinlife——Thesecretofthismatteris，thatitain\'tsomuchthatapersongoesintoSociety，asthatSocietygoesintoaperson。\"
Notexactlykeepinupwithhismeanin，Ishookmyhead，putonadeeplook，andsaid，\"You\'rerightthere，Mr。Chops。\"
\"Magsman，\"hesays，twitchinmebytheleg，\"Societyhasgoneintome，tothetuneofeverypennyofmyproperty。\"