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Chapter 5. Family Affairs

           

           ‘Oh!’returnedtheoldman.‘Fromyourmother?Takeitfromyourmother?Well!Butyourmothermentionedthatyouhadbeensuspectingyourfather.That’snotdutiful,MrArthur.Whowillyoubesuspectingnext?’

           ‘Enough,’saidMrsClennam,turningherfacesothatitwasaddressedforthemomenttotheoldmanonly.‘Letnomorebesaidaboutthis.’

           ‘Yes,butstopabit,stopabit,’theoldmanpersisted.‘Letusseehowwestand.HaveyoutoldMrArthurthathemustn’tlayoffencesathisfather’sdoor?Thathehasnorighttodoit?Thathehasnogroundtogoupon?’

           ‘Itellhimsonow.’

           ‘Ah!Exactly,’saidtheoldman.‘Youtellhimsonow.Youhadn’ttoldhimsobefore,andyoutellhimsonow.Ay,ay!That’sright!YouknowIstoodbetweenyouandhisfathersolong,thatitseemsasifdeathhadmadenodifference,andIwasstillstandingbetweenyou.SoIwill,andsoinfairnessIrequiretohavethatplainlyputforward.Arthur,youpleasetohearthatyouhavenorighttomistrustyourfather,andhavenogroundtogoupon.’

           Heputhishandstothebackofthewheeledchair,andmutteringtohimself,slowlywheeledhismistressbacktohercabinet.‘Now,’heresumed,standingbehindher:‘incaseIshouldgoawayleavingthingshalfdone,andsoshouldbewantedagainwhenyoucometotheotherhalfandgetintooneofyourflights,hasArthurtoldyouwhathemeanstodoaboutthebusiness?’

           ‘Hehasrelinquishedit.’

           ‘Infavourofnobody,Isuppose?’

           MrsClennamglancedatherson,leaningagainstoneofthewindows.

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