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Chapter 21

           “There’sonething,ofcourseitoccurstometoremember.Myletter,givingthealarm,willhavereachedtownbeforeyou.”

           Inowperceivedstillmorehowshehadbeenbeatingaboutthebushandhowwearyatlastithadmadeher.“Yourletterwon’thavegotthere.Yourletterneverwent.”

           “Whatthenbecameofit?”

           “Goodnessknows!MasterMiles

           “Doyoumeanhetookit?”Igasped.

           Shehungfire,butsheovercameherreluctance.“ImeanthatIsawyesterday,whenIcamebackwithMissFlora,thatitwasn’twhereyouhadputit.LaterintheeveningIhadthechancetoquestionLuke,andhedeclaredthathehadneithernoticednortouchedit.”Wecouldonlyexchange,onthis,oneofourdeepermutualsoundings,anditwasMrs.Grosewhofirstbroughtuptheplumbwithanalmostelated“Yousee!”

           “Yes,IseethatifMilestookitinsteadheprobablywillhavereaditanddestroyedit.”

           “Anddon’tyouseeanythingelse?”

           Ifacedheramomentwithasadsmile.“Itstrikesmethatbythistimeyoureyesareopenevenwiderthanmine.”

           Theyprovedtobesoindeed,butshecouldstillblush,almost,toshowit.“Imakeoutnowwhathemusthavedoneatschool.”Andshegave,inhersimplesharpness,analmostdrolldisillusionednod.“Hestole!”

           IturneditoverItriedtobemorejudicial.“Wellperhaps.”

           Shelookedasifshefoundmeunexpectedlycalm.“Hestoleletters!”

           Shecouldn’tknowmyreasonsforacalmnessafterallprettyshallow;soIshowedthemoffasImight

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