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Chapter 9. Appearance and Disappearance

           

           ‘Uponyourwordnoisn’tthereIneverdidbutthat’slikemeIrunawaywithanideaandhavingnonetospareIkeepit,alastherewasatimedearArthurthatistosaydecidedlynotdearnorArthurneitherbutyouunderstandmewhenonebrightideagildedthewhat’s-his-namehorizonofetceterabutitisdarklycloudednowandallisover.’

           Arthur’sincreasingwishtospeakofsomethingverydifferentwasbythistimesoplainlywrittenonhisface,thatFlorastoppedinatenderlook,andaskedhimwhatitwas?

           ‘Ihavethegreatestdesire,Flora,tospeaktosomeonewhoisnowinthishouse—withMrCasbynodoubt.SomeonewhomIsawcomein,andwho,inamisguidedanddeplorableway,hasdesertedthehouseofafriendofmine.’

           ‘Papaseessomanyandsuchoddpeople,’saidFlora,rising,‘thatIshouldn’tventuretogodownforanyonebutyouArthurbutforyouIwouldwillinglygodowninadiving-bellmuchmoreadining-roomandwillcomebackdirectlyifyou’llmindandatthesametimenotmindMrF.‘sAuntwhileI’mgone.’

           Withthosewordsandapartingglance,Florabustledout,leavingClennamunderdreadfulapprehensionofthisterriblecharge.

           ThefirstvariationwhichmanifesteditselfinMrF.‘sAunt’sdemeanourwhenshehadfinishedherpieceoftoast,wasaloudandprolongedsniff.Findingitimpossibletoavoidconstruingthisdemonstrationintoadefianceofhimself,itsgloomysignificancebeingunmistakable,Clennamlookedplaintivelyattheexcellentthoughprejudicedladyfromwhomitemanated,inthehopethatshemightbedisarmedbyameeksubmission.

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