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Chapter 9. Appearance and Disappearance

           Icouldnotaffordtolosehim,butyouwillbringhimsafeback.’

           ‘Well!Iammuchobligedtoyou,myboy,’saidMrMeagles,turningitover,‘butIthinknot.No,IthinkI’llbepulledthroughbyMother.Cavallooro(Istickathisverynametostartwith,anditsoundslikethechorustoacomicsong)issonecessarytoyou,thatIdon’tlikethethoughtoftakinghimaway.Morethanthat,there’snosayingwhenwemaycomehomeagain;anditwouldneverdototakehimawayforanindefinitetime.Thecottageisnotwhatitwas.Itonlyholdstwolittlepeoplelessthaniteverdid,Pet,andherpoorunfortunatemaidTattycoram;butitseemsemptynow.Onceoutofit,there’snoknowingwhenwemaycomebacktoit.No,Arthur,I’llbepulledthroughbyMother.’

           Theywoulddobestbythemselvesperhaps,afterall,Clennamthought;thereforedidnotpresshisproposal.

           ‘Ifyouwouldcomedownandstayhereforachange,whenitwouldn’ttroubleyou,’MrMeaglesresumed,‘Ishouldbegladtothink—andsowouldMothertoo,Iknow—thatyouwerebrighteninguptheoldplacewithabitoflifeitwasusedtowhenitwasfull,andthattheBabiesonthewalltherehadakindeyeuponthemsometimes.Yousobelongtothespot,andtothem,Arthur,andweshouldeveryoneofushavebeensohappyifithadfallenout—but,letussee—how’stheweatherfortravellingnow?’MrMeaglesbrokeoff,clearedhisthroat,andgotuptolookoutofthewindow.

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