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Chapter 9. Appearance and Disappearance

           Whatapity,whatapity!’

           Clennamsawnow,thathehadasmuchhopeofgettingassistanceoutofthePortraitasoutofthePatriarch;buthesaidnevertheless:

           ‘MrCasby,couldyou,forthesatisfactionofthefriendsIhavementioned,andunderanyobligationofsecrecythatyoumayconsiderityourdutytoimpose,givemeanyinformationatalltouchingMissWade?Ihaveseenherabroad,andIhaveseenherathome,butIknownothingofher.Couldyougivemeanyaccountofherwhatever?’

           ‘None,’returnedthePatriarch,shakinghisbigheadwithhisutmostbenevolence.‘Noneatall.Dear,dear,dear!Whatarealpitythatshestayedsoshortatime,andyoudelayed!Asconfidentialagencybusiness,agencybusiness,Ihaveoccasionallypaidthisladymoney;butwhatsatisfactionisittoyou,sir,toknowthat?’

           ‘Truly,noneatall,’saidClennam.

           ‘Truly,’assentedthePatriarch,withashiningfaceashephilanthropicallysmiledatthefire,‘noneatall,sir.Youhitthewiseanswer,MrClennam.Truly,noneatall,sir.’

           Histurningofhissmooththumbsoveroneanotherashesatthere,wassotypicaltoClennamofthewayinwhichhewouldmakethesubjectrevolveifitwerepursued,nevershowinganynewpartofitnorallowingittomakethesmallestadvance,thatitdidmuchtohelptoconvincehimofhislabourhavingbeeninvain.Hemighthavetakenanytimetothinkaboutit,forMrCasby,wellaccustomedtogetonanywherebyleavingeverythingtohisbumpsandhiswhitehair,knewhisstrengthtolieinsilence.

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