8/24 He said he wished to see you, sir. Particularly, Mr Nickleby said, sir.' 'Tell him to come up. Here,' cried Sir Mulberry, calling the man back, as he passed his hand over his disfigured face, 'move that lamp, and put it on the stand behind me. Wheel that table away, and place a chair there--further off. Leave it so.' The man obeyed these directions as if he quite comprehended the motive with which they were dictated, and left the room. |