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Bleak House

CHAPTER XVIII
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Lawrence Boythorn." "The blunderbus is loaded with slugs.

Lawrence Boythorn." "Man-traps and spring-guns are set here at all times of the day and night.

Lawrence Boythorn." "Take notice.

That any person or persons audaciously presuming to trespass on this property will be punished with the utmost severity of private chastisement and prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law.

Lawrence Boythorn." These he showed us from the drawing-room window, while his bird was hopping about his head, and he laughed, "Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha!" to that extent as he pointed them out that I really thought he would have hurt himself.
"But this is taking a good deal of trouble," said Mr.Skimpole in his light way, "when you are not in earnest after all." "Not in earnest!" returned Mr.Boythorn with unspeakable warmth.


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