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Chapter XXXIII

           "Perhapsyouhavereadthefigureswrongitmaybetwothousand!" 

           "Itiswritteninletters,notfigures,twentythousand." 

           Iagainfeltratherlikeanindividualofbutaveragegastronomicalpowerssittingdowntofeastaloneatatablespreadwithprovisionsforahundred. Mr.Riversrosenowandputhiscloakon. 

           "Ifitwerenotsuchaverywildnight,"hesaid,"IwouldsendHannahdowntokeepyoucompany:youlooktoodesperatelymiserabletobeleftalone. ButHannah,poorwoman!couldnotstridethedriftssowellasI:herlegsarenotquitesolong:soImuste’enleaveyoutoyoursorrows.Good-night." 

           Hewasliftingthelatch:asuddenthoughtoccurredtome. "Stoponeminute!"Icried. 

           "Well?" 

           "ItpuzzlesmetoknowwhyMr.Briggswrotetoyouaboutme;orhowheknewyou,orcouldfancythatyou,livinginsuchanout-of-the-wayplace,hadthepowertoaidinmydiscovery." 

           "Oh!Iamaclergyman,"hesaid;"andtheclergyareoftenappealedtoaboutoddmatters." Againthelatchrattled. 

           "No;thatdoesnotsatisfyme!"Iexclaimed:andindeedtherewassomethinginthehastyandunexplanatoryreplywhich,insteadofallaying,piquedmycuriositymorethanever. 

           "Itisaverystrangepieceofbusiness,"Iadded;"Imustknowmoreaboutit." 

           "Anothertime." 

           "No;to-night!to-night!"andasheturnedfromthedoor,Iplacedmyselfbetweenitandhim. Helookedratherembarrassed. 

           "Youcertainlyshallnotgotillyouhavetoldmeall,"Isaid. 

           "Iwouldrathernotjustnow." 

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