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Chapter 26. Nobody’s State of Mind

           

           ‘Why,don’tIknowmyson,anddon’tIknowthatthisisexactlythewaytoholdhim?’saidMrsGowan,contemptuously;‘anddonottheseMigglespeopleknowit,atleastaswellasI?Oh,shrewdpeople,MrClennam:evidentlypeopleofbusiness!IbelieveMigglesbelongedtoaBank.ItoughttohavebeenaveryprofitableBank,ifhehadmuchtodowithitsmanagement.Thisisverywelldone,indeed.’

           ‘Ibegandentreatyou,ma’am—’Arthurinterposed.

           ‘Oh,MrClennam,canyoureallybesocredulous?’

           Itmadesuchapainfulimpressionuponhimtohearhertalkinginthishaughtytone,andtoseeherpattinghercontemptuouslipswithherfan,thathesaidveryearnestly,‘Believeme,ma’am,thisisunjust,aperfectlygroundlesssuspicion.’

           ‘Suspicion?’repeatedMrsGowan.‘Notsuspicion,MrClennam,Certainty.Itisveryknowinglydoneindeed,andseemstohavetakenyouincompletely.’Shelaughed;andagainsattappingherlipswithherfan,andtossingherhead,asifsheadded,‘Don’ttellme.Iknowsuchpeoplewilldoanythingforthehonourofsuchanalliance.’

           Atthisopportunemoment,thecardswerethrownup,andMrHenryGowancameacrosstheroomsaying,‘Mother,ifyoucanspareMrClennamforthistime,wehavealongwaytogo,andit’sgettinglate.’MrClennamthereuponrose,ashehadnochoicebuttodo;andMrsGowanshowedhim,tothelast,thesamelookandthesametappedcontemptuouslips.

           ‘Youhavehadaportentouslylongaudienceofmymother,’saidGowan,asthedoorcloseduponthem.

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