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Chapter 66

           Well!Ah!ButIamafallinghouse,andtherats(ifImaybeallowedtheexpressioninreferencetoagentlemanIrespectandlovebeyondeverything)flyfromme!Gentlemenregardingyourconversationjustnow,Ihappenedtoseemysisteronherwayhere,and,wonderingwhereshecouldbegoingto,andbeingmayIventuretosay?naturallyofasuspiciousturn,followedher.Sincethen,Ihavebeenlistening.’

           ‘Ifyou’renotmad,’interposedMissSally,‘stopthere,andsaynomore.’

           ‘Sarah,mydear,’rejoinedBrasswithundiminishedpoliteness,‘Ithankyoukindly,butwillstillproceed.MrWitherden,sir,aswehavethehonourtobemembersofthesameprofessiontosaynothingofthatothergentlemanhavingbeenmylodger,andhavingpartaken,asonemaysay,ofthehospitalityofmyroofIthinkyoumighthavegivenmetherefusalofthisofferinthefirstinstance.Idoindeed.Now,mydearSir,’criedBrass,seeingthattheNotarywasabouttointerrupthim,‘suffermetospeak,Ibeg.’

           MrWitherdenwassilent,andBrasswenton.

           ‘Ifyouwilldomethefavour,’hesaid,holdingupthegreenshade,andrevealinganeyemosthorriblydiscoloured,‘tolookatthis,youwillnaturallyinquire,inyourownminds,howdidIgetit.Ifyoulookfromthat,tomyface,youwillwonderwhatcouldhavebeenthecauseofallthesescratches.Andiffromthemtomyhat,howitcameintothestateinwhichyouseeit.

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