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           Jackson,‘andhearingthatyouwerehere,fromtheslavey,tookacoachandcameon.Ourpeoplewantyoudowninthecitydirectly,Mrs.Bardell.’

           ‘Lor!’ejaculatedthatlady,startingatthesuddennatureofthecommunication.

           ‘Yes,’saidMr.Jackson,bitinghislip.‘It’sveryimportantandpressingbusiness,whichcan’tbepostponedonanyaccount.Indeed,Dodsonexpresslysaidsotome,andsodidFogg.I’vekeptthecoachonpurposeforyoutogobackin.’

           ‘Howverystrange!’exclaimedMrs.Bardell.

           TheladiesagreedthatitWASverystrange,butwereunanimouslyofopinionthatitmustbeveryimportant,orDodson&Foggwouldneverhavesent;andfurther,thatthebusinessbeingurgent,sheoughttorepairtoDodson&Fogg’swithoutanydelay.

           Therewasacertaindegreeofprideandimportanceaboutbeingwantedbyone’slawyersinsuchamonstroushurry,thatwasbynomeansdispleasingtoMrs.Bardell,especiallyasitmightbereasonablysupposedtoenhanceherconsequenceintheeyesofthefirst-floorlodger.Shesimperedalittle,affectedextremevexationandhesitation,andatlastarrivedattheconclusionthatshesupposedshemustgo.

           ‘Butwon’tyourefreshyourselfafteryourwalk,Mr.Jackson?’saidMrs.Bardellpersuasively.

           ‘Why,reallythereain’tmuchtimetolose,’repliedJackson;‘andI’vegotafriendhere,’hecontinued,lookingtowardsthemanwiththeashstick.

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