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Chapter XXXIII

           Thiswassaidwithacareless,abstractedindifference,whichshowedthatmysolicitudewas,atleastinhisopinion,whollysuperfluous.Iwassilenced. 

           Hestillslowlymovedhisfingeroverhisupperlip,andstillhiseyedweltdreamilyontheglowinggrate;thinkingiturgenttosaysomething,Iaskedhimpresentlyifhefeltanycolddraughtfromthedoor,whichwasbehindhim. 

           "No,no!"herespondedshortlyandsomewhattestily. 

           "Well,"Ireflected,"ifyouwon’ttalk,youmaybestill;I‘llletyoualonenow,andreturntomybook." 

           SoIsnuffedthecandleandresumedtheperusalof"Marmion." Hesoonstirred;myeyewasinstantlydrawntohismovements;heonlytookoutamoroccopocket-book,thenceproducedaletter,whichhereadinsilence,foldedit,putitback,relapsedintomeditation. Itwasvaintotrytoreadwithsuchaninscrutablefixturebeforeme;norcouldI,inimpatience,consenttobedumb;hemightrebuffmeifheliked,buttalkIwould. 

           "HaveyouheardfromDianaandMarylately?" 

           "NotsincetheletterIshowedyouaweekago." 

           "Therehasnotbeenanychangemadeaboutyourownarrangements?YouwillnotbesummonedtoleaveEnglandsoonerthanyouexpected?" 

           "Ifearnot,indeed:suchchanceistoogoodtobefallme." Baffledsofar,Ichangedmyground.Ibethoughtmyselftotalkabouttheschoolandmyscholars. 

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