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The Appointed Time

           ""Andsupposehedetectsthedummyassoonasheseesit,whichwithhisbitingscrewofaneyeisaboutfivehundredtimesmorelikelythannot,"suggestsTony."Thenwe’llfaceitout.Theydon’tbelongtohim,andtheyneverdid.Youfoundthat,andyouplacedtheminmyhandsalegalfriendofyoursforsecurity.Ifheforcesustoit,they’llbeproducible,won’tthey?""Ye-es,"isMr.Weevle’sreluctantadmission."Why,Tony,"remonstrateshisfriend,"howyoulook!Youdon’tdoubtWilliamGuppy?Youdon’tsuspectanyharm?""Idon’tsuspectanythingmorethanIknow,William,"returnstheothergravely."Andwhatdoyouknow?"urgesMr.Guppy,raisinghisvoicealittle;butonhisfriend’soncemorewarninghim,"Itellyou,youcan’tspeaktoolow,"herepeatshisquestionwithoutanysoundatall,formingwithhislipsonlythewords,"Whatdoyouknow?""Iknowthreethings.First,Iknowthatherewearewhisperinginsecrecy,apairofconspirators.""Well!"saysMr.Guppy."Andwehadbetterbethatthanapairofnoodles,whichweshouldbeifweweredoinganythingelse,forit’stheonlywayofdoingwhatwewanttodo.Secondly?""Secondly,it’snotmadeouttomehowit’slikelytobeprofitable,afterall."Mr.GuppycastsuphiseyesattheportraitofLadyDedlockoverthemantelshelfandreplies,"Tony,youareaskedtoleavethattothehonourofyourfriend.Besidesitsbeingcalculatedtoservethatfriendinthosechordsofthehumanmindwhichwhichneednotbecalledintoagonizingvibrationonthepresentoccasionyourfriendisnofool.

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