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Chapter 28. An Appearance in the Marshalsea

           Hearoseandopenedit,andanagreeablevoiceaccostedhimwith‘Howdoyoudo,MrClennam?IhopeIamnotunwelcomeincallingtoseeyou.’

           ItwasthesprightlyyoungBarnacle,Ferdinand.Helookedverygood-naturedandprepossessing,thoughoverpoweringlygayandfree,incontrastwiththesqualidprison.

           ‘Youaresurprisedtoseeme,MrClennam,’hesaid,takingtheseatwhichClennamofferedhim.

           ‘Imustconfesstobeingmuchsurprised.’

           ‘Notdisagreeably,Ihope?’

           ‘Bynomeans.’

           ‘Thankyou.Frankly,’saidtheengagingyoungBarnacle,‘Ihavebeenexcessivelysorrytohearthatyouwereunderthenecessityofatemporaryretirementhere,andIhope(ofcourseasbetweentwoprivategentlemen)thatourplacehashadnothingtodowithit?’

           ‘Youroffice?’

           ‘OurCircumlocutionplace.’

           ‘Icannotchargeanypartofmyreversesuponthatremarkableestablishment.’

           ‘Uponmylife,’saidthevivaciousyoungBarnacle,‘Iamheartilygladtoknowit.Itisquitearelieftometohearyousayit.Ishouldhavesoexceedinglyregrettedourplacehavinghadanythingtodowithyourdifficulties.’

           Clennamagainassuredhimthatheabsolveditoftheresponsibility.

           ‘That’sright,’saidFerdinand.‘Iamveryhappytohearit.Iwasratherafraidinmyownmindthatwemighthavehelpedtoflooryou,becausethereisnodoubtthatitisourmisfortunetodothatkindofthingnowandthen.Wedon’twanttodoit;butifmenwillbegravelled,why—wecan’thelpit.

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