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Chapter 66

           Onlylastnight,oryouwouldhaveheardfromusbefore.’

           ‘AndnowIhaveheardfromyou,’saidMissBrass,foldingherarmsasthoughshewereabouttodenysomethingtothedeath,‘whathaveyougottosay?Somethingyouhavegotintoyourheadsabouther,ofcourse.Proveit,willyouthat’sall.Proveit.Youhavefoundher,yousay.Icantellyou(ifyoudon’tknowit)thatyouhavefoundthemostartful,lying,pilfering,devilishlittleminxthatwaseverborn.Haveyougotherhere?’sheadded,lookingsharplyround.

           ‘No,sheisnothereatpresent,’returnedtheNotary.‘Butsheisquitesafe.’

           ‘Ha!’criedSally,twitchingapinchofsnuffoutofherbox,asspitefullyasifshewereintheveryactofwrenchingoffthesmallservant’snose;‘sheshallbesafeenoughfromthistime,Iwarrantyou.’

           ‘Ihopeso,’repliedtheNotary.‘Diditoccurtoyouforthefirsttime,whenyoufoundshehadrunaway,thatthereweretwokeystoyourkitchendoor?’

           MissSallytookanotherpinch,andputtingherheadononeside,lookedatherquestioner,withacuriouskindofspasmabouthermouth,butwithacunningaspectofimmenseexpression.

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