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Chapter 66

           HispresentpurposewasclearlytotalkwithFredalone,andhesaid,kindly,"Idisturbedyou,younggentleman,becauseIhavesomepressingbusinesswithyou.WalkwithmetoSt.Botolph’s,willyou?"

           Itwasafinenight,theskythickwithstars,andMr.FarebrotherproposedthattheyshouldmakeacircuittotheoldchurchbytheLondonroad.Thenextthinghesaidwas

           "IthoughtLydgateneverwenttotheGreenDragon?"

           "SodidI,"saidFred."ButhesaidthathewenttoseeBambridge."

           "Hewasnotplaying,then?"

           Fredhadnotmeanttotellthis,buthewasobligednowtosay,"Yes,hewas.ButIsupposeitwasanaccidentalthing.Ihaveneverseenhimtherebefore."

           "Youhavebeengoingoftenyourself,then,lately?"

           "Oh,aboutfiveorsixtimes."

           "Ithinkyouhadsomegoodreasonforgivingupthehabitofgoingthere?"

           "Yes.Youknowallaboutit,"saidFred,notlikingtobecatechisedinthisway."Imadeacleanbreasttoyou."

           "Isupposethatgivesmeawarranttospeakaboutthematternow.Itisunderstoodbetweenus,isitnot?thatweareonafootingofopenfriendship:Ihavelistenedtoyou,andyouwillbewillingtolistentome.Imaytakemyturnintalkingalittleaboutmyself?"

           "Iamunderthedeepestobligationtoyou,Mr.

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