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Chapter 52

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           Ihadhadloadenoughuponmymindbeforethereceiptofthisstrangeletter.Whattodonow,Icouldnottell.Andtheworstwas,thatImustdecidequickly,orIshouldmisstheafternooncoach,whichwouldtakemedownintimeforto-night.To-morrownightIcouldnotthinkofgoing,foritwouldbetoocloseuponthetimeoftheflight.Andagain,foranythingIknew,theprofferedinformationmighthavesomeimportantbearingontheflightitself.

           IfIhadhadampletimeforconsideration,IbelieveIshouldstillhavegone.HavinghardlyanytimeforconsiderationmywatchshowingmethatthecoachstartedwithinhalfanhourIresolvedtogo.Ishouldcertainlynothavegone,butforthereferencetomyUncleProvis.That,comingonWemmick’sletterandthemorning’sbusypreparation,turnedthescale.

           Itissodifficulttobecomeclearlypossessedofthecontentsofalmostanyletter,inaviolenthurry,thatIhadtoreadthismysteriousepistleagaintwice,beforeitsinjunctiontometobesecretgotmechanicallyintomymind.Yieldingtoitinthesamemechanicalkindofway,IleftanoteinpencilforHerbert,tellinghimthatasIshouldbesosoongoingaway,Iknewnotforhowlong,Ihaddecidedtohurrydownandback,toascertainformyselfhowMissHavishamwasfaring.Ihadthenbarelytimetogetmygreat-coat,lockupthechambers,andmakeforthecoach-officebytheshortby-ways.

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