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Chapter 23. Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise,

           ButI’lltellyouwhatIdosee,Arthur,’glancingupatthewindows;‘Iseethelightoffireandcandleinyourmother’sroom!’

           ‘Andwhathasthattodowithit?’

           ‘Why,sir,Ireadbyit,’saidMrFlintwinch,screwinghimselfathim,‘thatifit’sadvisable(astheproverbsaysitis)toletsleepingdogslie,it’sjustasadvisable,perhaps,toletmissingdogslie.Let‘embe.Theygenerallyturnupsoonenough.’

           MrFlintwinchturnedshortroundwhenhehadmadethisremark,andwentintothedarkhall.Clennamstoodthere,followinghimwithhiseyes,ashedippedforalightinthephosphorus-boxinthelittleroomattheside,gotoneafterthreeorfourdips,andlightedthedimlampagainstthewall.Allthewhile,Clennamwaspursuingtheprobabilities—ratherasiftheywerebeingshowntohimbyaninvisiblehandthanasifhehimselfwereconjuringthemup—ofMrFlintwinch’swaysandmeansofdoingthatdarkerdeed,andremovingitstracesbyanyoftheblackavenuesofshadowthatlayaroundthem.

           ‘Now,sir,’saidthetestyJeremiah;‘willitbeagreeabletowalkup-stairs?’

           ‘Mymotherisalone,Isuppose?’

           ‘Notalone,’saidMrFlintwinch.‘MrCasbyandhisdaughterarewithher.TheycameinwhileIwassmoking,andIstayedbehindtohavemysmokeout.’

           Thiswastheseconddisappointment.Arthurmadenoremarkuponit,andrepairedtohismother’sroom,whereMrCasbyandFlorahadbeentakingtea,anchovypaste,andhotbutteredtoast.

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