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Chapter 6

           “Toofreewithmyboy?”

           “Toofreewitheveryone!”

           Iforbore,forthemoment,toanalyzethisdescriptionfurtherthanbythereflectionthatapartofitappliedtoseveralofthemembersofthehousehold,ofthehalf-dozenmaidsandmenwhowerestillofoursmallcolony.Buttherewaseverything,forourapprehension,intheluckyfactthatnodiscomfortablelegend,noperturbationofscullions,hadever,withinanyone’smemoryattachedtothekindoldplace.Ithadneitherbadnamenorillfame,andMrs.Grose,mostapparently,onlydesiredtoclingtomeandtoquakeinsilence.Ievenputher,theverylastthingofall,tothetest.Itwaswhen,atmidnight,shehadherhandontheschoolroomdoortotakeleave.“Ihaveitfromyouthenforit’sofgreatimportancethathewasdefinitelyandadmittedlybad?”

           “Oh,notadmittedly.Iknewitbutthemasterdidn’t.”

           “Andyounevertoldhim?”

           “Well,hedidn’tliketale-bearinghehatedcomplaints.Hewasterriblyshortwithanythingofthatkind,andifpeoplewereallrighttohim

           “Hewouldn’tbebotheredwithmore?”Thissquaredwellenoughwithmyimpressionsofhim:hewasnotatrouble-lovinggentleman,norsoveryparticularperhapsaboutsomeofthecompanyhekept.Allthesame,Ipressedmyinterlocutress.“IpromiseyouIwouldhavetold!”

           Shefeltmydiscrimination.“IdaresayIwaswrong.But,really,Iwasafraid.”

           “Afraidofwhat?”

           “Ofthingsthatmancoulddo.Quintwassocleverhewassodeep.

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