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Chapter XVIII

           TheirvisitwasnotsostillasMissIngram’shadbeen: weheardhystericalgigglingandlittleshrieksproceedingfromthelibrary; andattheendofabouttwentyminutestheyburstthedooropen,andcamerunningacrossthehall,asiftheywerehalf-scaredoutoftheirwits. 

           "Iamsuresheissomethingnotright!"theycried,oneandall. "Shetoldussuchthings!Sheknowsallaboutus!"andtheysankbreathlessintothevariousseatsthegentlemenhastenedtobringthem. 

           Pressedforfurtherexplanation,theydeclaredshehadtoldthemofthingstheyhadsaidanddonewhentheyweremerechildren;describedbooksandornamentstheyhadintheirboudoirsathome:keepsakesthatdifferentrelationshadpresentedtothem. Theyaffirmedthatshehadevendivinedtheirthoughts,andhadwhisperedintheearofeachthenameofthepersonshelikedbestintheworld,andinformedthemofwhattheymostwishedfor. 

           Herethegentlemeninterposedwithearnestpetitionstobefurtherenlightenedonthesetwolast-namedpoints;buttheygotonlyblushes,ejaculations,tremors,andtitters,inreturnfortheirimportunity. Thematrons,meantime,offeredvinaigrettesandwieldedfans;andagainandagainreiteratedtheexpressionoftheirconcernthattheirwarninghadnotbeentakenintime;andtheeldergentlemenlaughed,andtheyoungerurgedtheirservicesontheagitatedfairones. 

           Inthemidstofthetumult,andwhilemyeyesandearswerefullyengagedinthescenebeforeme,Iheardahemcloseatmyelbow:Iturned,andsawSam. 

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