"Now, my boys, fight away." — Third illustration by W. H. C. Groome for Dickens's "Old Curiosity Shop" (1900)

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“Now, my boys, fight away”

W. H. C. Groome

1900

12.2 x 8 cm, framed

Lithograph

Dickens's Old Curiosity Shop (pp. 696), facing 48.

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Context of the Illustration: Quilp Resolves the Boys' Quarrel with Judicious Force

"Reach me yonder hat, my dear, and we’ll go directly." With that, Mr. Quilp suffered himself to roll gradually off the desk until his short legs touched the ground, when he got upon them and led the way from the counting-house to the wharf outside, when the first objects that presented themselves were the boy who had stood on his head and another young gentleman of about his own stature, rolling in the mud together, locked in a tight embrace, and cuffing each other with mutual heartiness.

"It’s Kit!" cried Nelly, clasping her hand, "poor Kit who came with me! Oh, pray stop them, Mr. Quilp!"

"II’ll stop ‘em," cried Quilp, diving into the little counting-house and returning with a thick stick, "I’ll stop ‘em. Now, my boys, fight away. I’ll fight you both. I’ll take both of you, both together, both together!" [Chapter VI, 61].

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Bibliography

Dickens, Charles. The Old Curiosity Shop. Illustrated by William H. C. Groome. The Collins' Clear-Type Edition. Glasgow & London: Collins, 1900.

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Last modified 23 November 2020