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Chapter 1. Fellow Travellers

           

           ‘Itisacuriouschancewhichatlastbringsustogether,underthiscoveringinwhichyouhavewrappedme,’saidthevisitorafterapause;‘fordoyouknow,IthinkIhavebeenlookingforyousometime.’

           ‘Lookingforme?’

           ‘IbelieveIhavealittlenotehere,whichIwastogivetoyouwheneverIfoundyou.Thisisit.UnlessIgreatlymistake,itisaddressedtoyou?Isitnot?’

           Theladytookit,andsaidyes,andreadit.Hervisitorwatchedherasshedidso.Itwasveryshort.Sheflushedalittleassheputherlipstohervisitor’scheek,andpressedherhand.

           ‘Thedearyoungfriendtowhomhepresentsme,maybeacomforttomeatsometime,hesays.SheistrulyacomforttomethefirsttimeIseeher.’

           ‘Perhapsyoudon’t,’saidthevisitor,hesitating—‘perhapsyoudon’tknowmystory?Perhapshenevertoldyoumystory?’

           ‘No.’

           ‘Ohno,whyshouldhe!Ihavescarcelytherighttotellitmyselfatpresent,becauseIhavebeenentreatednottodoso.Thereisnotmuchinit,butitmightaccounttoyouformyaskingyounottosayanythingabouttheletterhere.Yousawmyfamilywithme,perhaps?Someofthem—Ionlysaythistoyou—arealittleproud,alittleprejudiced.’

           ‘Youshalltakeitbackagain,’saidtheother;‘andthenmyhusbandissurenottoseeit.Hemightseeitandspeakofit,otherwise,bysomeaccident.Willyouputitinyourbosomagain,tobecertain?’

           Shedidsowithgreatcare.Hersmall,slighthandwasstillupontheletter,whentheyheardsomeoneinthegalleryoutside.

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