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Chapter 8. The Lock

           A—well—a—it’sofnousetodisguisethefact—youmustknow,MrClennam,thatitdoessometimesoccurthatpeoplewhocomeheredesiretooffersomelittle—Testimonial—totheFatheroftheplace.’

           Toseeherhanduponhisarminmuteentreatyhalf-repressed,andhertimidlittleshrinkingfigureturningaway,wastoseeasad,sadsight.

           ‘Sometimes,’hewentoninalow,softvoice,agitated,andclearinghisthroateverynowandthen;‘sometimes—hem—ittakesoneshapeandsometimesanother;butitisgenerally—ha—Money.Anditis,Icannotbutconfessit,itistoooften—hem—acceptable.ThisgentlemanthatIreferto,waspresentedtome,MrClennam,inamannerhighlygratifyingtomyfeelings,andconversednotonlywithgreatpoliteness,butwithgreat—ahem—information.’Allthistime,thoughhehadfinishedhissupper,hewasnervouslygoingabouthisplatewithhisknifeandfork,asifsomeofitwerestillbeforehim.‘Itappearedfromhisconversationthathehadagarden,thoughhewasdelicateofmentioningitatfirst,asgardensare—hem—arenotaccessibletome.Butitcameout,throughmyadmiringaveryfineclusterofgeranium—beautifulclusterofgeraniumtobesure—whichhehadbroughtfromhisconservatory.Onmytakingnoticeofitsrichcolour,heshowedmeapieceofpaperroundit,onwhichwaswritten,“FortheFatheroftheMarshalsea,”andpresentedittome.Butthiswas—hem—notall.Hemadeaparticularrequest,ontakingleave,thatIwouldremovethepaperinhalfanhour.

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