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Chapter 33. Going!

           

           ‘It’ssometimesincewemet,’saidMrMeagles,clearinghisthroat;‘Ihopeyouhavebeenprettywell,MissWade?’

           Withouthopingthatheoranybodyelsehadbeenprettywell,MissWadeaskedhimtowhatshewasindebtedforthehonourofseeinghimagain?MrMeagles,inthemeanwhile,glancedallroundtheroomwithoutobservinganythingintheshapeofabox.

           ‘Why,thetruthis,MissWade,’saidMrMeagles,inacomfortable,managing,nottosaycoaxingvoice,‘itispossiblethatyoumaybeabletothrowalightuponalittlesomethingthatisatpresentdark.Anyunpleasantbygonesbetweenusarebygones,Ihope.Can’tbehelpednow.Yourecollectmydaughter?Timechangesso!Amother!’

           Inhisinnocence,MrMeaglescouldnothavestruckaworsekey-note.Hepausedforanyexpressionofinterest,butpausedinvain.

           ‘Thatisnotthesubjectyouwishedtoenteron?’shesaid,afteracoldsilence.

           ‘No,no,’returnedMrMeagles.‘No.Ithoughtyourgoodnaturemight—’

           ‘Ithoughtyouknew,’sheinterrupted,withasmile,‘thatmygoodnatureisnottobecalculatedupon?’

           ‘Don’tsayso,’saidMrMeagles;‘youdoyourselfaninjustice.However,tocometothepoint.’Forhewassensibleofhavinggainednothingbyapproachingitinaroundaboutway.‘IhaveheardfrommyfriendClennam,who,youwillbesorrytohear,hasbeenandstillisveryill—’

           Hepausedagain,andagainshewassilent.

           ‘—thatyouhadsomeknowledgeofoneBlandois,latelykilledinLondonbyaviolentaccident.

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