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Chapter 43

           

           Onethingwasmanifesttobothofus,andthatwas,thatuntilreliefcame,neitherofuscouldrelinquishthefire.Therewestood,wellsquaredupbeforeit,shouldertoshoulderandfoottofoot,withourhandsbehindus,notbudginganinch.Thehorsewasvisibleoutsideinthedrizzleatthedoor,mybreakfastwasputonthetable,Drummle’swasclearedaway,thewaiterinvitedmetobegin,Inodded,webothstoodourground.

           "HaveyoubeentotheGrovesince?"saidDrummle.

           "No,"saidI,"IhadquiteenoughoftheFinchesthelasttimeIwasthere."

           "Wasthatwhenwehadadifferenceofopinion?"

           "Yes,"Ireplied,veryshortly.

           "Come,come!Theyletyouoffeasilyenough,"sneeredDrummle."Youshouldn’thavelostyourtemper."

           "Mr.Drummle,"saidI,"youarenotcompetenttogiveadviceonthatsubject.WhenIlosemytemper(notthatIadmithavingdonesoonthatoccasion),Idon’tthrowglasses."

           "Ido,"saidDrummle.

           Afterglancingathimonceortwice,inanincreasedstateofsmoulderingferocity,Isaid

           "Mr.Drummle,Ididnotseekthisconversation,andIdon’tthinkitanagreeableone."

           "Iamsureit’snot,"saidhe,superciliouslyoverhisshoulder;"Idon’tthinkanythingaboutit."

           "Andtherefore,"Iwenton,"withyourleave,Iwillsuggestthatweholdnokindofcommunicationinfuture.

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