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Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           Thenearertheplace,thebetter.Nextdoor,ifthat’sall.’

           MrFlintwinchwasslowlybeginning,‘Foragentlemanofyourhabits,thereisnotinthisimmediateneighbourhoodanyhotel—’whenMrBlandoistookhimup.

           ‘Somuchformyhabits!mydearsir,’snappinghisfingers.‘Acitizenoftheworldhasnohabits.ThatIam,inmypoorway,agentleman,byHeaven!Iwillnotdeny,butIhavenounaccommodatingprejudicedhabits.Acleanroom,ahotdishfordinner,andabottleofnotabsolutelypoisonouswine,areallIwanttonight.ButIwantthatmuchwithoutthetroubleofgoingoneunnecessaryinchtogetit.’

           ‘Thereis,’saidMrFlintwinch,withmorethanhisusualdeliberation,ashemet,foramoment,MrBlandois’shiningeyes,whichwererestless;‘thereisacoffee-houseandtavernclosehere,which,sofar,Icanrecommend;butthere’snostyleaboutit.’

           ‘Idispensewithstyle!’saidMrBlandois,wavinghishand.‘Domethehonourtoshowmethehouse,andintroducemethere(ifIamnottootroublesome),andIshallbeinfinitelyobliged.’

           MrFlintwinch,uponthis,lookeduphishat,andlightedMrBlandoisacrossthehallagain.Asheputthecandleonabracket,wherethedarkoldpanellingalmostservedasanextinguisherforit,hebethoughthimselfofgoinguptotelltheinvalidthathewouldnotbeabsentfiveminutes.

           ‘Obligeme,’saidthevisitor,onhissayingso,‘bypresentingmycardofvisit.

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