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Chapter 66

           Thesinglegentlemanhasbeendescribedasexplainingtheirjointintentions,butitshouldhavebeenwrittenthattheyallspoketogether;thatifanyoneofthembychanceheldhispeaceforamoment,hestoodgaspingandpantingforanopportunitytostrikeinagain:inaword,thattheyhadreachedthatpitchofimpatienceandanxietywheremencanneitherbepersuadednorreasonedwith;andthatitwouldhavebeenaseasytoturnthemostimpetuouswindthateverblew,astoprevailonthemtoreconsidertheirdetermination.So,aftertellingMrSwivellerhowtheyhadnotlostsightofKit’smotherandthechildren;howtheyhadneveronceevenlostsightofKithimself,buthadbeenunremittingintheirendeavourstoprocureamitigationofhissentence;howtheyhadbeenperfectlydistractedbetweenthestrongproofsofhisguilt,andtheirownfadinghopesofhisinnocence;andhowhe,RichardSwiveller,mightkeephismindatrest,foreverythingshouldbehappilyadjustedbetweenthattimeandnight;aftertellinghimallthis,andaddingagreatmanykindandcordialexpressions,personaltohimself,whichitisunnecessarytorecite,MrGarland,thenotary,andthesinglegentleman,tooktheirleavesataverycriticaltime,orRichardSwivellermustassuredlyhavebeendrivenintoanotherfever,whereoftheresultsmighthavebeenfatal.

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