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Chapter 22

           

           Healertlyobeyedme,carriedtheplatecarefullytohisseat,and,whenhewasestablished,wenton.“DidBlydisagreewithhersoterriblysuddenly?”

           “Notsosuddenlyasyoumightthink.Onehadseenitcomingon.”

           “Thenwhydidn’tyougetheroffbefore?”

           “Beforewhat?”

           “Beforeshebecametooilltotravel.”

           Ifoundmyselfprompt.“She’snottooilltotravel:sheonlymighthavebecomesoifshehadstayed.Thiswasjustthemomenttoseize.Thejourneywilldissipatetheinfluence”oh,Iwasgrand!“andcarryitoff.”

           “Isee,Isee”Miles,forthatmatter,wasgrand,too.Hesettledtohisrepastwiththecharminglittle“tablemanner”that,fromthedayofhisarrival,hadrelievedmeofallgrossnessofadmonition.Whateverhehadbeendrivenfromschoolfor,itwasnotforuglyfeeding.Hewasirreproachable,asalways,today;buthewasunmistakablymoreconscious.Hewasdiscerniblytryingtotakeforgrantedmorethingsthanhefound,withoutassistance,quiteeasy;andhedroppedintopeacefulsilencewhilehefelthissituation.Ourmealwasofthebriefestmineavainpretense,andIhadthethingsimmediatelyremoved.WhilethiswasdoneMilesstoodagainwithhishandsinhislittlepocketsandhisbacktomestoodandlookedoutofthewidewindowthroughwhich,thatotherday,Ihadseenwhatpulledmeup.Wecontinuedsilentwhilethemaidwaswithusassilent,itwhimsicallyoccurredtome,assomeyoungcouplewho,ontheirweddingjourney,attheinn,feelshyinthepresenceofthewaiter

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