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Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           Bothbeingfinished,heshookhimselfintoasittingattitude;andwiththeconcludingseriousapostrophe,‘Hold,then!Blandois,youingeniousone,haveallyourwitsaboutyou!’aroseandwentbacktothehouseofClennamandCo.

           HewasreceivedatthedoorbyMistressAffery,who,underinstructionsfromherlord,hadlighteduptwocandlesinthehallandathirdonthestaircase,andwhoconductedhimtoMrsClennam’sroom.Teawaspreparedthere,andsuchlittlecompanyarrangementshadbeenmadeasusuallyattendedthereceptionofexpectedvisitors.Theywereslightonthegreatestoccasion,neverextendingbeyondtheproductionoftheChinatea-service,andthecoveringofthebedwithasoberandsaddrapery.Fortherest,therewasthebier-likesofawiththeblockuponit,andthefigureinthewidow’sdress,asifattiredforexecution;thefiretoppedbythemoundofdampedashes;thegratewithitssecondlittlemoundofashes;thekettleandthesmellofblackdye;allastheyhadbeenforfifteenyears.

           MrFlintwinchpresentedthegentlemancommendedtotheconsiderationofClennamandCo.MrsClennam,whohadtheletterlyingbeforeher,bentherheadandrequestedhimtosit.Theylookedverycloselyatoneanother.Thatwasbutnaturalcuriosity.

           ‘Ithankyou,sir,forthinkingofadisabledwomanlikeme.Fewwhocomehereonbusinesshaveanyremembrancetobestowononesoremovedfromobservation.Itwouldbeidletoexpectthattheyshouldhave.Outofsight,outofmind.WhileIamgratefulfortheexception,Idon’tcomplainoftherule.

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