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putting an end to doubt or question
- Mrs. Bumble, seeing at a glance, that the decisive moment had now arrived, and that a blow struck for the mastership on one side or other, must necessarily be final and conclusive, no sooner heard this allusion to the dead and gone, than she dropped into a chair, and with a loud scream that Mr. Bumble was a hard-hearted brute, fell into a paroxysm of tears.Chapter 37 — In Which the Reader May Perceive a Contrast, Not Uncommon.... (24% in)
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