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Chapter 25. Conspirators and Others

           

           ‘Butwheneverhegetstothetopofthestepsatt’otherendoftheYard,’saidMrsPlornish,‘he’llpeepoutinthecuriousestway!Sothatsomeofusthinkshe’speepingouttowardswherehisowncountryis,andsomeofusthinkshe’slookingforsomebodyhedon’twanttosee,andsomeofusdon’tknowwhattothink.’

           MrBaptistseemedtohaveageneralunderstandingofwhatshesaid;orperhapshisquicknesscaughtandappliedherslightactionofpeeping.Inanycaseheclosedhiseyesandtossedhisheadwiththeairofamanwhohadsufficientreasonsforwhathedid,andsaidinhisowntongue,itdidn’tmatter.Altro!

           ‘What’sAltro?’saidPancks.

           ‘Hem!It’sasortofageneralkindofexpression,sir,’saidMrsPlornish.

           ‘Isit?’saidPancks.‘Why,thenAltrotoyou,oldchap.Goodafternoon.Altro!’

           MrBaptistinhisvivaciouswayrepeatingthewordseveraltimes,MrPancksinhisdullerwaygaveithimbackonce.FromthattimeitbecameafrequentcustomwithPancksthegipsy,ashewenthomejadedatnight,topassroundbyBleedingHeartYard,goquietlyupthestairs,lookinatMrBaptist’sdoor,and,findinghiminhisroom,tosay,‘Hallo,oldchap!Altro!’TowhichMrBaptistwouldreplywithinnumerablebrightnodsandsmiles,‘Altro,signore,altro,altro,altro!’Afterthishighlycondensedconversation,MrPanckswouldgohiswaywithanappearanceofbeinglightenedandrefreshed.

           

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