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Chapter 40

           Neverthelessheaccountedforitevenwhilehewasshakinghands,bysaying,"Icomeasanenvoy,Mrs.Garth:IhavesomethingtosaytoyouandGarthonbehalfofFredVincy.Thefactis,poorfellow,"hecontinued,asheseatedhimselfandlookedroundwithhisbrightglanceatthethreewhowerelisteningtohim,"hehastakenmeintohisconfidence."

           Mary’sheartbeatratherquickly:shewonderedhowfarFred’sconfidencehadgone.

           "Wehaven’tseentheladformonths,"saidCaleb."Icouldn’tthinkwhatwasbecomeofhim."

           "Hehasbeenawayonavisit,"saidtheVicar,"becausehomewasalittletoohotforhim,andLydgatetoldhismotherthatthepoorfellowmustnotbegintostudyyet.Butyesterdayhecameandpouredhimselfouttome.Iamverygladhedid,becauseIhaveseenhimgrowupfromayoungsteroffourteen,andIamsomuchathomeinthehousethatthechildrenarelikenephewsandniecestome.Butitisadifficultcasetoadviseupon.However,hehasaskedmetocomeandtellyouthatheisgoingaway,andthatheissomiserableabouthisdebttoyou,andhisinabilitytopay,thathecan’tbeartocomehimselfeventobidyougoodby."

           "Tellhimitdoesn’tsignifyafarthing,"saidCaleb,wavinghishand."We’vehadthepinchandhavegotoverit.AndnowI’mgoingtobeasrichasaJew."

           "Whichmeans,"saidMrs.

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