So long as this 'ouse is known indefinite as Billickin's, and so long as it is a doubt with the riff-raff where Billickin may be hidin', near the street-door or down the airy, and what his weight and size, so long I feel safe.

But commit myself to a solitary female statement, no, Miss! Nor would you for a moment wish,' said Mrs.Billickin, with a strong sense of injury, 'to take that advantage of your sex, if you were not brought to it by inconsiderate example.' Rosa reddening as if she had made some most disgraceful attempt to overreach the good lady, besought Mr.Grewgious to rest content with any signature.

And accordingly, in a baronial way, the sign-manual BILLICKIN got appended to the document.
Details were then settled for taking possession on the next day but one, when Miss Twinkleton might be reasonably expected; and Rosa went back to Furnival's Inn on her guardian's arm.
Behold Mr.Tartar walking up and down Furnival's Inn, checking himself when he saw them coming, and advancing towards them! 'It occurred to me,' hinted Mr.Tartar, 'that we might go up the river, the weather being so delicious and the tide serving.

I have a boat of my own at the Temple Stairs.' 'I have not been up the river for this many a day,' said Mr.Grewgious, tempted.
'I was never up the river,' added Rosa.
Within half an hour they were setting this matter right by going up the river.

The tide was running with them, the afternoon was charming.