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Chapter 31. Closed

           IcankeepthisfromArthur,onlybybuyinghimoff.Heasksalargesum;morethanIcangettogethertopayhimwithouthavingtime.Herefusestomakeanyabatement,becausehisthreatis,thatifhefailswithme,hewillcometoyou.Willyoureturnwithmeandshowhimthatyoualreadyknowit?Willyoureturnwithmeandtrytoprevailwithhim?Willyoucomeandhelpmewithhim?DonotrefusewhatIaskinArthur’sname,thoughIdarenotaskitforArthur’ssake!’

           LittleDorrityieldedwillingly.Sheglidedawayintotheprisonforafewmoments,returned,andsaidshewasreadytogo.Theywentoutbyanotherstaircase,avoidingthelodge;andcomingintothefrontcourt-yard,nowallquietanddeserted,gainedthestreet.

           Itwasoneofthosesummereveningswhenthereisnogreaterdarknessthanalongtwilight.Thevistaofstreetandbridgewasplaintosee,andtheskywassereneandbeautiful.Peoplestoodandsatattheirdoors,playingwithchildrenandenjoyingtheevening;numberswerewalkingforair;theworryofthedayhadalmostworrieditselfout,andfewbutthemselveswerehurried.Astheycrossedthebridge,theclearsteeplesofthemanychurcheslookedasiftheyhadadvancedoutofthemurkthatusuallyenshroudedthem,andcomemuchnearer.Thesmokethatroseintotheskyhadlostitsdingyhueandtakenabrightnessuponit.Thebeautiesofthesunsethadnotfadedfromthelonglightfilmsofcloudthatlayatpeaceinthehorizon.

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