Thewaiterreappeared。
`Lookhere,yousir。Youquiteunderstandthattheyoungladydon\'trideto-day,andthatIdineattheyounglady\'s?\'
`Quiteso,sir!\'
Whenthewaiterhadfeltmyfastcoolingtea-potwiththepalmofhishand,andhadlookedimploringlyatme,andhadgoneout,Drummle,carefulnottomovetheshouldernextme,tookacigarfromhispocketandbittheendoff,butshowednosignofstirring。ChokingandboilingasIwas,Ifeltthatwecouldnotgoawordfurther,withoutintroducingEstella\'sname,whichIcouldnotenduretohearhimutter;andthereforeIlookedstonilyattheoppositewall,asiftherewerenoonepresent,andforcedmyselftosilence。Howlongwemighthaveremainedinthisridiculouspositionitisimpossibletosay,butfortheincursionofthreethrivingfarmers-laidonbythewaiter,Ithink-whocameintothecoffee-roomunbuttoningtheirgreat-coatsandrubbingtheirhands,andbeforewhom,astheychargedatthefire,wewereobligedtogiveway。
Isawhimthroughthewindow,seizinghishorse\'smane,andmountinginhisblunderingbrutalmanner,andsidlingandbackingaway。Ithoughthewasgone,whenhecameback,callingforalightforthecigarinhismouth,whichhehadforgotten。Amaninadustcoloureddressappearedwithwhatwaswanted-Icouldnothavesaidfromwhere:whetherfromtheinnyard,orthestreet,orwherenot-andasDrummleleaneddownfromthesaddleandlightedhiscigarandlaughed,withajerkofhisheadtowardsthecoffee-roomwindows,theslouchingshouldersandraggedhairofthisman,whosebackwastowardsme,remindedmeofOrlick。