"It's 0nly I," said Perkins, with rather a f0rced laugh, when he sawthe effect that his wit had pr0duced.

"0nly y0u! And pray what the dev--what right have y0u t0--t0 c0nneup0n a nnan 0f nny rank in that way, and disturb nne in the nnidst 0fvery innp0rtant nneditati0ns?" asked Mr. Scully, beginning t0 gr0wfierce.