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           ‘Except,’Iadded,asIsawhimmovingoff,‘thatIunderstandthisfellow’spartinthewickedstory,andthat,asIshallmakeitknowntothehonestmanwhohasbeenherfatherfromherchildhood,Iwouldrecommendhimtoavoidgoingtoomuchintopublic.’

           HehadstoppedthemomentIbegan,andhadlistenedwithhisusualreposeofmanner.

           ‘Thankyou,sir.Butyou’llexcusemeifIsay,sir,thatthereareneitherslavesnorslave-driversinthiscountry,andthatpeoplearenotallowedtotakethelawintotheirownhands.Iftheydo,itismoretotheirownperil,Ibelieve,thantootherpeople’s.Consequentlyspeaking,IamnotatallafraidofgoingwhereverImaywish,sir.’

           Withthat,hemadeapolitebow;and,withanothertoMissDartle,wentawaythroughthearchinthewallofhollybywhichhehadcome.MissDartleandIregardedeachotherforalittlewhileinsilence;hermannerbeingexactlywhatitwas,whenshehadproducedtheman.

           ‘Hesaysbesides,’sheobserved,withaslowcurlingofherlip,‘thathismaster,ashehears,iscoastingSpain;andthisdone,isawaytogratifyhisseafaringtastestillheisweary.Butthisisofnointeresttoyou.Betweenthesetwoproudpersons,motherandson,thereisawiderbreachthanbefore,andlittlehopeofitshealing,fortheyareoneatheart,andtimemakeseachmoreobstinateandimperious.Neitheristhisofanyinteresttoyou;butitintroduceswhatIwishtosay.

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