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Chapter 21
Grosebrieflysilent;thenshegrantedmypointwithafranknesswhich,Imadesure,hadmorebehindit.“Ithinkindeed,miss,sheneverwill.Shedohaveagrandmanneraboutit!”
“Andthatmanner”—Isummeditup—“ispracticallywhat’sthematterwithhernow!”
Oh,thatmanner,Icouldseeinmyvisitor’sface,andnotalittleelsebesides!“SheasksmeeverythreeminutesifIthinkyou’recomingin.”
“Isee—Isee.”I,too,onmyside,hadsomuchmorethanworkeditout.“Hasshesaidtoyousinceyesterday—excepttorepudiateherfamiliaritywithanythingsodreadful—asingleotherwordaboutMissJessel?”
“Notone,miss.Andofcourseyouknow,”myfriendadded,“Itookitfromher,bythelake,that,justthenandthereatleast,therewasnobody.”
“Rather!and,naturally,youtakeitfromherstill.”
“Idon’tcontradicther.WhatelsecanIdo?”
“Nothingintheworld!You’vethecleverestlittlepersontodealwith.They’vemadethem—theirtwofriends,Imean—stillcleverereventhannaturedid;foritwaswondrousmaterialtoplayon!Florahasnowhergrievance,andshe’llworkittotheend.”
“Yes,miss;buttowhatend?”
“Why,thatofdealingwithmetoheruncle.She’llmakemeouttohimthelowestcreature—!”
IwincedatthefairshowofthesceneinMrs.Grose’sface;shelookedforaminuteasifshesharplysawthemtogether.
