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Chapter 23. Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise,

           ‘sAuntinaswing,hadbecomeentangledwithcockchafersandthewinetrade.

           ‘Aprisoner,inaFrenchgaol,onanaccusationofmurder,’repeatedMrsClennam,steadilygoingoverwhathersonhadsaid.‘Thatisallyouknowofhimfromthefellow-prisoner?’

           ‘Insubstance,all.’

           ‘Andwasthefellow-prisonerhisaccompliceandamurderer,too?But,ofcourse,hegivesabetteraccountofhimselfthanofhisfriend;itisneedlesstoask.Thiswillsupplytherestofthemherewithsomethingnewtotalkabout.Casby,Arthurtellsme—’

           ‘Stay,mother!Stay,stay!’Heinterruptedherhastily,forithadnotenteredhisimaginationthatshewouldopenlyproclaimwhathehadtoldher.

           ‘Whatnow?’shesaidwithdispleasure.‘Whatmore?’

           ‘Ibegyoutoexcuseme,MrCasby—andyou,too,MrsFinching—foroneothermomentwithmymother—’

           Hehadlaidhishanduponherchair,orshewouldotherwisehavewheeleditroundwiththetouchofherfootupontheground.Theywerestillfacetoface.Shelookedathim,asheranoverthepossibilitiesofsomeresulthehadnotintended,andcouldnotforesee,beinginfluencedbyCavalletto’sdisclosurebecomingamatterofnotoriety,andhurriedlyarrivedattheconclusionthatithadbestnotbetalkedabout;thoughperhapshewasguidedbynomoredistinctreasonthanthathehadtakenitforgrantedthathismotherwouldreserveittoherselfandherpartner.

           ‘Whatnow?’shesaidagain,impatiently.‘Whatisit?’

           ‘Ididnotmean,mother,thatyoushouldrepeatwhatIhavecommunicated.Ithinkyouhadbetternotrepeatit.

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