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Chapter 9. Appearance and Disappearance

           

           Immediately,hesawinadvance—afewpeopleintervening,butstillsoneartohimthathecouldhavetouchedthembystretchingouthisarm—Tattycoramandastrangemanofaremarkableappearance:aswaggeringman,withahighnose,andablackmoustacheasfalseinitscolourashiseyeswerefalseintheirexpression,whoworehisheavycloakwiththeairofaforeigner.Hisdressandgeneralappearancewerethoseofamanontravel,andheseemedtohaveveryrecentlyjoinedthegirl.Inbendingdown(beingmuchtallerthanshewas),listeningtowhatevershesaidtohim,helookedoverhisshoulderwiththesuspiciousglanceofonewhowasnotunusedtobemistrustfulthathisfootstepsmightbedogged.ItwasthenthatClennamsawhisface;ashiseyesloweredonthepeoplebehindhimintheaggregate,withoutparticularlyrestinguponClennam’sfaceoranyother.

           Hehadscarcelyturnedhisheadaboutagain,anditwasstillbentdown,listeningtothegirl,whenthestoppageceased,andtheobstructedstreamofpeopleflowedon.Stillbendinghisheadandlisteningtothegirl,hewentonatherside,andClennamfollowedthem,resolvedtoplaythisunexpectedplayout,andseewheretheywent.

           Hehadhardlymadethedetermination(thoughhewasnotlongaboutit),whenhewasagainassuddenlybroughtupashehadbeenbythestoppage.TheyturnedshortintotheAdelphi,—thegirlevidentlyleading,—andwentstraighton,asiftheyweregoingtotheTerracewhichoverhangstheriver.

           Thereisalways,tothisday,asuddenpauseinthatplacetotheroarofthegreatthoroughfare.

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