'I will not deny that it
is a pleasure to me to find you so full of zeal. We will consider that
topic as disposed of.'
'No, my dear sir,' cried Mr Pecksniff, 'not as disposed of, until I have
purged my house of this pollution.'
'That will follow,' said the old man, 'in its own time. I look upon that
as done.'
'You are very good, sir,' answered Mr Pecksniff, shaking his hand. 'You
do me honour. You MAY look upon it as done, I assure you.'
'There is another topic,' said Martin, 'on which I hope you will assist
me. You remember Mary, cousin?'
'The young lady that I mentioned to you, my dears, as having interested
me so very much,' remarked Mr Pecksniff. 'Excuse my interrupting you,
sir.'
'I told you her history?' said the old man.
'Which I also mentioned, you will recollect, my dears,' cried Mr
Pecksniff. 'Silly girls, Mr Chuzzlewit--quite moved by it, they were!'
'Why, look now!' said Martin, evidently pleased; 'I feared I should have
had to urge her case upon you, and ask you to regard her favourably for
my sake. But I find you have no jealousies! Well! You have no cause
for any, to be sure.
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