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Chapter 9. Appearance and Disappearance

           SothereCasbysat,twirlingandtwirling,andmakinghispolishedheadandforeheadlooklargelybenevolentineveryknob.

           Withthisspectaclebeforehim,Arthurhadrisentogo,whenfromtheinnerDockwherethegoodshipPanckswashovedownwhenoutinnocruisingground,thenoisewasheardofthatsteamerlabouringtowardshim.ItstruckArthurthatthenoisebegandemonstrativelyfaroff,asthoughMrPanckssoughttoimpressonanyonewhomighthappentothinkaboutit,thathewasworkingonfromoutofhearing.

           MrPancksandheshookhands,andtheformerbroughthisemployeraletterortwotosign.MrPancksinshakinghandsmerelyscratchedhiseyebrowwithhisleftforefingerandsnortedonce,butClennam,whounderstoodhimbetternowthanofold,comprehendedthathehadalmostdonefortheeveningandwishedtosayawordtohimoutside.Therefore,whenhehadtakenhisleaveofMrCasby,and(whichwasamoredifficultprocess)ofFlora,hesaunteredintheneighbourhoodonMrPancks’slineofroad.

           HehadwaitedbutashorttimewhenMrPancksappeared.MrPancksshakinghandsagainwithanotherexpressivesnort,andtakingoffhishattoputhishairup,Arthurthoughthereceivedhiscuetospeaktohimasonewhoknewprettywellwhathadjustnowpassed.Thereforehesaid,withoutanypreface:

           ‘Isupposetheywerereallygone,Pancks?’

           ‘Yes,’repliedPancks.‘Theywerereallygone.’

           ‘Doesheknowwheretofindthatlady?’

           ‘Can’tsay.Ishouldthinkso.’

           MrPancksdidnot?No,MrPancksdidnot.

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