It's only to say that I shall see him to-morrow or maybe next day, and that I couldn't do that little business for him this morning.
Good-bye, Nelly.

Here, you sir; take care of her, d'ye hear ?' Kit, who appeared at the summons, deigned to make no reply to so needless an injunction, and after staring at Quilp in a threatening manner, as if he doubted whether he might not have been the cause of Nelly shedding tears, and felt more than half disposed to revenge the fact upon him on the mere suspicion, turned about and followed his young mistress, who had by this time taken her leave of Mrs Quilp and departed.
'You're a keen questioner, an't you, Mrs Quilp ?' said the dwarf, turning upon her as soon as they were left alone.
'What more could I do ?' returned his wife mildly?
'What more could you do!' sneered Quilp, 'couldn't you have done something less?
Couldn't you have done what you had to do, without appearing in your favourite part of the crocodile, you minx ?' 'I am very sorry for the child, Quilp,' said his wife.

'Surely I've done enough.

I've led her on to tell her secret she supposed we were alone; and you were by, God forgive me.' 'You led her on! You did a great deal truly!' said Quilp.

'What did I tell you about making me creak the door?
It's lucky for you that from what she let fall, I've got the clue I want, for if I hadn't, I'd have visited the failure upon you, I can tell you.' Mrs Quilp being fully persuaded of this, made no reply.