Chapter 28. Nobody’s Disappearance

           

           Notrestingsatisfiedwiththeendeavourshehadmadetorecoverhislostcharge,MrMeaglesaddressedaletterofremonstrance,breathingnothingbutgoodwill,notonlytoher,buttoMissWadetoo.Noanswercomingtotheseepistles,ortoanotherwrittentothestubborngirlbythehandofherlateyoungmistress,whichmighthavemeltedherifanythingcould(allthreeletterswerereturnedweeksafterwardsashavingbeenrefusedatthehouse-door),hedeputedMrsMeaglestomaketheexperimentofapersonalinterview.Thatworthyladybeingunabletoobtainone,andbeingsteadfastlydeniedadmission,MrMeaglesbesoughtArthurtoessayoncemorewhathecoulddo.Allthatcameofhiscompliancewas,hisdiscoverythattheemptyhousewasleftinchargeoftheoldwoman,thatMissWadewasgone,thatthewaifsandstraysoffurnitureweregone,andthattheoldwomanwouldacceptanynumberofhalf-crownsandthankthedonorkindly,buthadnoinformationwhatevertoexchangeforthosecoins,beyondconstantlyofferingforperusalamemorandumrelativetofixtures,whichthehouse-agent’syoungmanhadleftinthehall.

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