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Very Ridiculous

           Sparsitaway?Whocouldhavebeenreducedtosuddenextremityforthecompanyofthatgriffin!

           ‘Well!Idon’tknow,’saidTom,whohadhisownreasonsforbeinguneasyaboutit.‘Shewasoffsomewhereatdaybreakthismorning.She’salwaysfullofmystery;Ihateher.SoIdothatwhitechap;he’salwaysgothisblinkingeyesuponafellow.’

           ‘Wherewereyoulastnight,Tom?’

           ‘WherewasIlastnight!’saidTom.‘Come!Ilikethat.Iwaswaitingforyou,Mr.Harthouse,tillitcamedownasIneversawitcomedownbefore.WherewasItoo!Wherewereyou,youmean.’

           ‘Iwaspreventedfromcomingdetained.’

           ‘Detained!’murmuredTom.‘Twoofusweredetained.Iwasdetainedlookingforyou,tillIlosteverytrainbutthemail.Itwouldhavebeenapleasantjobtogodownbythatonsuchanight,andhavetowalkhomethroughapond.Iwasobligedtosleepintownafterall.’

           ‘Where?’

           ‘Where?Why,inmyownbedatBounderby’s.’

           ‘Didyouseeyoursister?’

           ‘Howthedeuce,’returnedTom,staring,‘couldIseemysisterwhenshewasfifteenmilesoff?’

           Cursingthesequickretortsoftheyounggentlemantowhomhewassotrueafriend,Mr.Harthousedisembarrassedhimselfofthatinterviewwiththesmallestconceivableamountofceremony,anddebatedforthehundredthtimewhatallthiscouldmean?Hemadeonlyonethingclear.

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