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The Young Man

           Aladystartedup,adisguisedlady,yourladyship,whowenttolookatthesceneofactionandwenttolookathisgrave.Shehiredacrossing-sweepingboytoshowither.Ifyourladyshipwouldwishtohavetheboyproducedincorroborationofthisstatement,Icanlaymyhanduponhimatanytime."ThewretchedboyisnothingtomyLady,andshedoesNOTwishtohavehimproduced."Oh,Iassureyourladyshipit’saveryqueerstartindeed,"saysMr.Guppy."Ifyouwastohearhimtellabouttheringsthatsparkledonherfingerswhenshetookhergloveoff,you’dthinkitquiteromantic."Therearediamondsglitteringonthehandthatholdsthescreen.MyLadytrifleswiththescreenandmakesthemglittermore,againwiththatexpressionwhichinothertimesmighthavebeensodangeroustotheyoungmanofthenameofGuppy."Itwassupposed,yourladyship,thatheleftnoragorscrapbehindhimbywhichhecouldbepossiblyidentified.Buthedid.Heleftabundleofoldletters."Thescreenstillgoes,asbefore.Allthistimehereyesneveroncereleasehim."Theyweretakenandsecreted.Andto-morrownight,yourladyship,theywillcomeintomypossession.""StillIaskyou,whatisthistome?""Yourladyship,Iconcludewiththat."Mr.Guppyrises.

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