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Chapter 22. Who passes by this Road so late?

           

           ‘Andnow,’saidDaniel,lookingathiswatch,‘astimeandtidewaitfornoman,mytrustypartner,andasIamreadyforstarting,bagandbaggage,atthegatebelow,letmesayalastword.Iwantyoutograntarequestofmine.’

           ‘Anyrequestyoucanmake—Except,’Clennamwasquickwithhisexception,forhispartner’sfacewasquickinsuggestingit,‘exceptthatIwillabandonyourinvention.’

           ‘That’stherequest,andyouknowitis,’saidDoyce.

           ‘Isay,No,then.Isaypositively,No.NowthatIhavebegun,Iwillhavesomedefinitereason,someresponsiblestatement,somethinginthenatureofarealanswer,fromthosepeople.’

           ‘Youwillnot,’returnedDoyce,shakinghishead.‘Takemywordforit,youneverwill.’

           ‘Atleast,I’lltry,’saidClennam.‘Itwilldomenoharmtotry.’

           ‘Iamnotcertainofthat,’rejoinedDoyce,layinghishandpersuasivelyonhisshoulder.‘Ithasdonemeharm,myfriend.Ithasagedme,tiredme,vexedme,disappointedme.Itdoesnomananygoodtohavehispatiencewornout,andtothinkhimselfill-used.Ifancy,evenalready,thatunavailingattendanceondelaysandevasionshasmadeyousomethinglesselasticthanyouusedtobe.’

           ‘Privateanxietiesmayhavedonethatforthemoment,’saidClennam,‘butnotofficialharrying.Notyet.Iamnothurtyet.’

           ‘Thenyouwon’tgrantmyrequest?’

           ‘Decidedly,No,’saidClennam.‘IshouldbeashamedifIsubmittedtobesosoondrivenoutofthefield,whereamucholderandamuchmoresensitivelyinterestedmancontendedwithfortitudesolong.

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