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Chapter 55

           IsaidIcouldmanageitwouldmanageitandhewassoverymuchpleasedbymyacquiescence,thatIwaspleasedtoo.Athisparticularrequest,IappointedtocallforhimattheCastleathalfpasteightonMondaymorning,andsowepartedforthetime.

           Punctualtomyappointment,IrangattheCastlegateontheMondaymorning,andwasreceivedbyWemmickhimself,whostruckmeaslookingtighterthanusual,andhavingasleekerhaton.Within,thereweretwoglassesofrumandmilkprepared,andtwobiscuits.TheAgedmusthavebeenstirringwiththelark,for,glancingintotheperspectiveofhisbedroom,Iobservedthathisbedwasempty.

           Whenwehadfortifiedourselveswiththerumandmilkandbiscuits,andweregoingoutforthewalkwiththattrainingpreparationonus,IwasconsiderablysurprisedtoseeWemmicktakeupafishing-rod,andputitoverhisshoulder."Why,wearenotgoingfishing!"saidI."No,"returnedWemmick,"butIliketowalkwithone."

           Ithoughtthisodd;however,Isaidnothing,andwesetoff.WewenttowardsCamberwellGreen,andwhenwewerethereabouts,Wemmicksaidsuddenly

           "Halloa!Here’sachurch!"

           Therewasnothingverysurprisinginthat;butagain,Iwasrathersurprised,whenhesaid,asifhewereanimatedbyabrilliantidea

           "Let’sgoin!"

           Wewentin,Wemmickleavinghisfishing-rodintheporch,andlookedallround.

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