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Chapter 39

           "

           Withoutstoppingtotrytounderstandthosewordsorthetoneinwhichtheywerespoken,Iturnedofftoapointthathadjustcomeintomymind.

           "Haveyoueverseenamessengeryouoncesenttome,"Iinquired,"sinceheundertookthattrust?"

           "Neverseteyesuponhim.Iwarn’tlikelytoit."

           "Hecamefaithfully,andhebroughtmethetwoone-poundnotes.Iwasapoorboythen,asyouknow,andtoapoorboytheywerealittlefortune.But,likeyou,Ihavedonewellsince,andyoumustletmepaythemback.Youcanputthemtosomeotherpoorboy’suse."Itookoutmypurse.

           HewatchedmeasIlaidmypurseuponthetableandopenedit,andhewatchedmeasIseparatedtwoone-poundnotesfromitscontents.Theywerecleanandnew,andIspreadthemoutandhandedthemovertohim.Stillwatchingme,helaidthemoneupontheother,foldedthemlong-wise,gavethematwist,setfiretothematthelamp,anddroppedtheashesintothetray.

           "MayImakesobold,"hesaidthen,withasmilethatwaslikeafrown,andwithafrownthatwaslikeasmile,"asaskyouhowyouhavedonewell,sinceyouandmewasoutonthemloneshiveringmarshes?"

           "How?"

           "Ah!"

           Heemptiedhisglass,gotup,andstoodatthesideofthefire,withhisheavybrownhandonthemantel-shelf.

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