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Chapter 16. Nobody’s Weakness

           NotlikeMarseilles,eh?Noallongingandmarshonginghere!’

           ‘Adifferentkindofbeauty,indeed!’saidClennam,lookingabouthim.

           ‘But,Lordblessme!’criedMrMeagles,rubbinghishandswitharelish,‘itwasanuncommonlypleasantthingbeinginquarantine,wasn’tit?Doyouknow,Ihaveoftenwishedmyselfbackagain?Wewereacapitalparty.’

           ThiswasMrMeagles’sinvariablehabit.Alwaystoobjecttoeverythingwhilehewastravelling,andalwaystowanttogetbacktoitwhenhewasnottravelling.

           ‘Ifitwassummer-time,’saidMrMeagles,‘whichIwishitwasonyouraccount,andinorderthatyoumightseetheplaceatitsbest,youwouldhardlybeabletohearyourselfspeakforbirds.Beingpracticalpeople,weneverallowanybodytoscarethebirds;andthebirds,beingpracticalpeopletoo,comeaboutusinmyriads.Wearedelightedtoseeyou,Clennam(ifyou’llallowme,IshalldroptheMister);Iheartilyassureyou,wearedelighted.’

           ‘Ihavenothadsopleasantagreeting,’saidClennam—thenherecalledwhatLittleDorrithadsaidtohiminhisownroom,andfaithfullyadded‘exceptonce—sincewelastwalkedtoandfro,lookingdownattheMediterranean.’

           ‘Ah!’returnedMrMeagles.‘Somethinglikealookout,thatwas,wasn’tit?Idon’twantamilitarygovernment,butIshouldn’tmindalittleallongingandmarshonging—justadashofit—inthisneighbourhoodsometimes.It’sDevilishstill.’

           Bestowingthiseulogiumontheretiredcharacterofhisretreatwithadubiousshakeofthehead,MrMeaglesledthewayintothehouse.

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