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Chapter 17. Nobody’s Rival

           

           Clennamfollowedthemanandthedogintotheboat,andtookhisseat.Thedogdidashewasordered.Themanremainedstanding,withhishandsinhispockets,andtoweredbetweenClennamandtheprospect.Mananddogbothjumpedlightlyoutassoonastheytouchedtheotherside,andwentaway.Clennamwasgladtoberidofthem.

           Thechurchclockstruckthebreakfasthourashewalkedupthelittlelanebywhichthegarden-gatewasapproached.Themomenthepulledthebelladeeploudbarkingassailedhimfromwithinthewall.

           ‘Iheardnodoglastnight,’thoughtClennam.Thegatewasopenedbyoneoftherosymaids,andonthelawnweretheNewfoundlanddogandtheman.

           ‘MissMinnieisnotdownyet,gentlemen,’saidtheblushingportress,astheyallcametogetherinthegarden.Thenshesaidtothemasterofthedog,‘MrClennam,sir,’andtrippedaway.

           ‘Oddenough,MrClennam,thatweshouldhavemetjustnow,’saidtheman.Uponwhichthedogbecamemute.‘Allowmetointroducemyself—HenryGowan.Aprettyplacethis,andlookswonderfullywellthismorning!’

           Themannerwaseasy,andthevoiceagreeable;butstillClennamthought,thatifhehadnotmadethatdecidedresolutiontoavoidfallinginlovewithPet,hewouldhavetakenadisliketothisHenryGowan.

           ‘It’snewtoyou,Ibelieve?’saidthisGowan,whenArthurhadextolledtheplace.

           ‘Quitenew.Imadeacquaintancewithitonlyyesterdayafternoon.’

           ‘Ah!Ofcoursethisisnotitsbestaspect.Itusedtolookcharminginthespring,beforetheywentawaylasttime.Ishouldlikeyoutohaveseenitthen.

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