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Chapter 71

           Hawley,whohadbeeninthehabitofsayingapologeticallythatFarebrotherwassuchadamnedpleasantgood-heartedfellowyouwouldmistakehimforaTory.

           Mr.HawleyrodehomewithoutthinkingofLydgate’sattendanceonRafflesinanyotherlightthanasapieceofevidenceonthesideofBulstrode.ButthenewsthatLydgatehadallatoncebecomeablenotonlytogetridoftheexecutioninhishousebuttopayallhisdebtsinMiddlemarchwasspreadingfast,gatheringrounditconjecturesandcommentswhichgaveitnewbodyandimpetus,andsoonfillingtheearsofotherpersonsbesidesMr.Hawley,whowerenotslowtoseeasignificantrelationbetweenthissuddencommandofmoneyandBulstrode’sdesiretostiflethescandalofRaffles.ThatthemoneycamefromBulstrodewouldinfalliblyhavebeenguessedeveniftherehadbeennodirectevidenceofit;forithadbeforehandenteredintothegossipaboutLydgate’saffairs,thatneitherhisfather-in-lawnorhisownfamilywoulddoanythingforhim,anddirectevidencewasfurnishednotonlybyaclerkattheBank,butbyinnocentMrs.Bulstrodeherself,whomentionedtheloantoMrs.Plymdale,whomentionedittoherdaughter-in-lawofthehouseofToller,whomentioneditgenerally.

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