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Chapter 66

           

           ‘Iamobligedtoyouforyourgoodopinion,’retortedthesinglegentleman,‘andquiteconcurinthesesentiments.ButthatisnotthesubjectonwhichIwishtospeakwithyou.’

           ‘Oh!’saidSally.‘Thenjuststatetheparticulars,willyou?Isupposeit’sprofessionalbusiness?’

           ‘Why,itisconnectedwiththelaw,certainly.’

           ‘Verywell,’returnedMissBrass.‘MybrotherandIarejustthesame.Icantakeanyinstructions,orgiveyouanyadvice.’

           ‘Asthereareotherpartiesinterestedbesidesmyself,’saidthesinglegentleman,risingandopeningthedoorofaninnerroom,‘wehadbetterconfertogether.MissBrassishere,gentlemen.’

           MrGarlandandtheNotarywalkedin,lookingverygrave;and,drawinguptwochairs,oneoneachsideofthesinglegentleman,formedakindoffenceroundthegentleSarah,andpennedherintoacorner.HerbrotherSampsonundersuchcircumstanceswouldcertainlyhaveevincedsomeconfusionoranxiety,butsheallcomposurepulledoutthetinbox,andcalmlytookapinchofsnuff.

           ‘MissBrass,’saidtheNotary,takingthewordatthiscrisis,‘weprofessionalpeopleunderstandeachother,and,whenwechoose,cansaywhatwehavetosay,inveryfewwords.Youadvertisedarunawayservant,theotherday?’

           ‘Well,’returnedMissSally,withasuddenflushoverspreadingherfeatures,‘whatofthat?’

           ‘Sheisfound,ma’am,’saidtheNotary,pullingouthispocket-handkerchiefwithaflourish.‘Sheisfound.’

           ‘Whofoundher?’demandedSarahhastily.

           ‘Wedid,ma’amwethree.

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