'I neyver heard such an insufferable riot.
Croak, croak, croak.

Bow, wow, wow.

What has it all been about ?' 'Sir Mulberry has been angry, my Lord,' said Ralph, looking towards the couch.
'Not about money, I hope?
Nothing has gone wrong in business, has it, Nickleby ?' 'No, my Lord, no,' returned Ralph.

'On that point we always agree.

Sir Mulberry has been calling to mind the cause of--' There was neither necessity nor opportunity for Ralph to proceed; for Sir Mulberry took up the theme, and vented his threats and oaths against Nicholas, almost as ferociously as before.
Ralph, who was no common observer, was surprised to see that as this tirade proceeded, the manner of Lord Frederick Verisopht, who at the commencement had been twirling his whiskers with a most dandified and listless air, underwent a complete alteration.