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           Thereisenoughforbothofus.”“Idon’tcaretobeawitnessofyour—yourrecklesspassion,”saidPercyBeaumont.LordLambethlookedathimwithacoldeyeandforamomentsaidnothing.“It’snotsoobviousasyoumightsuppose,”herejoineddryly,“consideringwhatademonstrativebeggarIam.”“Idon’twanttoknowanythingaboutit—nothingwhatever,”saidBeaumont.“YourmotherasksmeeverytimesheseesmewhetherIbelieveyouarereallylost—andLadyPimlicodoesthesame.IprefertobeabletoanswerthatIknownothingaboutit—thatInevergothere.Istayawayforconsistency’ssake.AsIsaidtheotherday,theymustlookafteryouthemselves.”“Youaredevilishconsiderate,”saidLordLambeth.“Theyneverquestionme.”“Theyareafraidofyou.Theyareafraidofirritatingyouandmakingyouworse.Sotheygotoworkverycautiously,and,somewhereorother,theygettheirinformation.Theyknowagreatdealaboutyou.TheyknowthatyouhavebeenwiththoseladiestothedomeofSt.Paul’sand—wherewastheotherplace?—totheThamesTunnel.”“Ifalltheirknowledgeisasaccurateasthat,itmustbeveryvaluable,”saidLordLambeth.“Well,atanyrate,theyknowthatyouhavebeenvisitingthe‘sightsofthemetropolis.’Theythink—verynaturally,asitseemstome—thatwhenyoutaketovisitingthesightsofthemetropoliswithalittleAmericangirl,thereisseriouscauseforalarm.