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           Isaid:“Youhavereturnedthehandkerchiefswithoutthecolour.Perhapsyouwillreturneitherthecolourorthevalueofthehandkerchiefs.”Ishallberathercurioustoknowwhatshewillhavetosay.

           Moretable-turningintheevening.Carriesaidlastnightwasinameasuresuccessful,andtheyoughttositagain.Cummingscamein,andseemedinterested.Ihadthegaslightedinthedrawing-room,gotthesteps,andrepairedthecornice,whichhasbeenabitofaneyesoretome.Inafitofunthinkingness—ifIMayusesuchanexpression—Igavethefloorovertheparlour,wheretheséancewastakingplace,twoloudrapswiththehammer.Ifeltsorryafterwards,foritwasthesortofridiculous,foolhardythingthatGowingorLupinwouldhavedone.

           However,theyneverevenreferredtoit,butCarriedeclaredthatamessagecamethroughthetabletoherofawonderfuldescription,concerningsomeonewhomsheandIknewyearsago,andwhowasquiteunknowntotheothers.

           Whenwewenttobed,Carrieaskedmeasafavourtosittomorrownight,toobligeher.Shesaiditseemedratherunkindandunsociableonmypart.IpromisedIwouldsitonce.

           June1.—Isatreluctantlyatthetableintheevening,andIamboundtoadmitsomecuriousthingshappened.Icontendtheywerecoincidences,buttheywerecurious.Forinstance,thetablekepttiltingtowardsme,whichCarrieconstruedasadesirethatIshouldaskthespiritaquestion.