Martin Chuzzlewit Chapter 41

In which the somewhat discomfited Mr Jonas Chuzzlewit arrives at a tacit understanding with his companion, Mr Montague, setting forth upon a secretive and shrewd enterprise requiring both artifice and resolve. Their discourse, punctuated by visits to medical acquaintances and plans laid with discreet care, intertwines the sombre gravity of their designs with the peculiar gaiety of a man possessed by a singularly restless spirit.