Cavalletto

With Cavalletto and Pancks away, he had no visitors to fear but Mr and

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Cavalletto got up again as before, and laid them before him in his former manner.

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Again Cavalletto got up, and gave him what he wanted.

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Now that he was confronted with Cavalletto, and knew that his story was known — whatever thin disguise he had worn, he dropped; and faced it out, with a bare face, as the infamous wretch he was.

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He threw out the lees of his glass on the ground, so that they nearly spattered Cavalletto.

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But, there his eyes encountered Cavalletto, who was still at his post.

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Cavalletto opened the door, he admitted Mr Pancks and Mr Flintwinch.

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‘Signore!’ interposed Cavalletto, also addressing Arthur:

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Partly in his old habit of submission, partly because his not doing it might injure his benefactor, and partly because he would as soon do it as anything else, Cavalletto took up the Refrain this time.

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With this adaptation of the Refrain to himself, he stalked out of the room closely followed by Cavalletto, whom perhaps he had pressed into his service because he tolerably well knew it would not be easy to get rid of him.

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