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Chapter LVII

           Hethoughtonceofovertakingthetwoacquaintancesanddemandingtoknowwhattheymeant,butwhenhecameoutonthesteptheywerealreadysomedistancedownthestreetandintheoppositedirectionfromthatinwhichhewishedtogo.Hedecidedtoaskhisfatheraboutthis.

           Ondemand,oldButlerconfessedatonce,butinsistedthathissonkeepsilentaboutit.

           "IwishI’dhaveknown,"saidOwen,grimly."I’dhaveshotthedirtydog."

           "Aisy,aisy,"saidButler."Yerownlife’sworthmorethanhis,andye’donlybedraggin’therestofyerfamilyinthedirtwithhim.He’shadsomethin’topayhimforhisdirtytrick,andhe’llhavemore.Justyesaynothin’tonoone.Wait.He’llbewantin’togetoutinayearortwo.Saynothin’toheraither.Talkin’won’thelpthere.She’llcometohersinseswhenhe’sbeenawaylongenough,I’mthinkin’."Owenhadtriedtobeciviltohissisterafterthat,butsincehewasasticklerforsocialperfectionandadvancement,andsoeagertogetupintheworldhimself,hecouldnotunderstandhowshecouldpossiblyhavedoneanysuchthing.Heresentedbitterlythestumbling-blockshehadputinhispath.Now,amongotherthings,hisenemieswouldhavethistothrowinhisfaceiftheywantedtoandtheywouldwantto,trustlifeforthat.

           Callumreachedhisknowledgeofthematterinquiteanothermanner,butataboutthesametime.

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