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Chapter 24. Fortune-Telling

           

           ‘Topaint,’saidshe,‘theemotionsofthatmorningwhenallwasmarblewithinandMrF.‘sAuntfollowedinaglass-coachwhichitstandstoreasonmusthavebeeninshamefulrepairoritnevercouldhavebrokendowntwostreetsfromthehouseandMrF.‘sAuntbroughthomelikethefifthofNovemberinarush-bottomedchairIwillnotattempt,sufficeittosaythatthehollowformofbreakfasttookplaceinthedining-roomdownstairsthatpapapartakingtoofreelyofpickledsalmonwasillforweeksandthatMrF.andmyselfwentuponacontinentaltourtoCalaiswherethepeoplefoughtforusonthepieruntiltheyseparatedusthoughnotforeverthatwasnotyettobe.’

           Thestatuebride,hardlypausingforbreath,wenton,withthegreatestcomplacency,inaramblingmannersometimesincidentaltofleshandblood.

           ‘Iwilldrawaveiloverthatdreamylife,MrF.wasingoodspiritshisappetitewasgoodhelikedthecookeryheconsideredthewineweakbutpalatableandallwaswell,wereturnedtotheimmediateneighbourhoodofNumberThirtyLittleGoslingStreetLondonDocksandsettleddown,erewehadyetfullydetectedthehousemaidinsellingthefeathersoutofthesparebedGoutflyingupwardssoaredwithMrF.toanothersphere.’

           Hisrelict,withaglanceathisportrait,shookherheadandwipedhereyes.

           ‘IreverethememoryofMrF.

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