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Chapter 19
Paperhim,asyecallit,setthehuntonhim;andlethonest,innocentfolkshowtheirfacesinsafety.”ButatthisbothAlanandJamescriedoutinhorror;biddingmeholdmytongue,forthatwasnottobethoughtof;andaskingmewhattheCameronswouldthink?(whichconfirmedme,itmusthavebeenaCameronfromMamorethatdidtheact)andifIdidnotseethattheladmightbecaught?“Yehavenaesurelythoughtofthat?”saidthey,withsuchinnocentearnestness,thatmyhandsdroppedatmysideandIdespairedofargument.
“Verywell,then,”saidI,“paperme,ifyouplease,paperAlan,paperKingGeorge!We’reallthreeinnocent,andthatseemstobewhat’swanted.Butatleast,sir,”saidItoJames,recoveringfrommylittlefitofannoyance,“IamAlan’sfriend,andifIcanbehelpfultofriendsofhis,Iwillnotstumbleattherisk.”
Ithoughtitbesttoputafairfaceonmyconsent,forIsawAlantroubled;and,besides(thinksItomyself),assoonasmybackisturned,theywillpaperme,astheycallit,whetherIconsentornot.ButinthisIsawIwaswrong;forIhadnosoonersaidthewords,thanMrs.Stewartleapedoutofherchair,camerunningovertous,andweptfirstuponmyneckandthenonAlan’s,blessingGodforourgoodnesstoherfamily.
“Asforyou,Alan,itwasnomorethanyourboundenduty,”shesaid
