'What do you mean by this insolence?' said Mr.Tupman, starting up; 'leave the room!'
'Hollo,' said Mr. Grummer, retreating very expeditiously to the door, and opening it an inch or two, 'Dubbley.'
'Well,' said a deep voice from the passage.
'Come for'ard, Dubbley.'
At the word of command, a dirty-faced man,something over six feet high, and stout in proportion,squeezed himself through the half-open door (making his face very red in the process), and entered the room.