The Old Curiosity Shop Chapter 36

In which Mr Richard Swiveller finds himself the preferred confidant of a reserved lodger and wins the unlikely favour of Miss Sally Brass, whose stern manner conceals an austere world shaped entirely by the law. Amidst the dreary confines of the Bevis Marks office, Richard discerns a mysterious small servant’s plight, witnessing a harsh and secretive treatment that both perplexes and troubles him deeply.