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Chapter 25. The Chief Butler Resigns the Seals of Office

           Thisechoofthephysician’swordsranthroughthepassagesandlittlerooms,andthroughthehousewhilehewasyetstraighteninghimselffromhavingbentdowntoreachtothebottomofthebath,andwhilehewasyetdabblinghishandsinwater;redlyveiningitasthemarblewasveined,beforeitmingledintoonetint.

           Heturnedhiseyestothedressuponthesofa,andtothewatch,money,andpocket-bookonthetable.Afoldednotehalfbuckledupinthepocket-book,andhalfprotrudingfromit,caughthisobservantglance.Helookedatit,touchedit,pulleditalittlefurtheroutfromamongtheleaves,saidquietly,‘Thisisaddressedtome,’andopenedandreadit.

           Therewerenodirectionsforhimtogive.Thepeopleofthehouseknewwhattodo;theproperauthoritiesweresoonbrought;andtheytookanequablebusiness-likepossessionofthedeceased,andofwhathadbeenhisproperty,withnogreaterdisturbanceofmannerorcountenancethanusuallyattendsthewinding-upofaclock.Physicianwasgladtowalkoutintothenightair—wasevenglad,inspiteofhisgreatexperience,tositdownuponadoor-stepforalittlewhile:feelingsickandfaint.

           Barwasanearneighbourofhis,and,whenhecametothehouse,hesawalightintheroomwhereheknewhisfriendoftensatlategettinguphiswork.AsthelightwasnevertherewhenBarwasnot,itgavehimassurancethatBarwasnotyetinbed.Infact,thisbusybeehadaverdicttogetto-morrow,againstevidence,andwasimprovingtheshininghoursinsettingsnaresforthegentlemenofthejury.

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