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Chapter 33. Going!

           Now,don’tmistakeme!Iknowitwasaslightknowledge,’saidMrMeagles,dexterouslyforestallinganangryinterruptionwhichhesawabouttobreak.‘Iamfullyawareofthat.Itwasaslightknowledge,Iknow.Butthequestionis,’MrMeagles’svoiceherebecamecomfortableagain,‘didhe,onhiswaytoEnglandlasttime,leaveaboxofpapers,orabundleofpapers,orsomepapersorotherinsomereceptacleorother—anypapers—withyou:beggingyoutoallowhimtoleavethemhereforashorttime,untilhewantedthem?’

           ‘Thequestionis?’sherepeated.‘Whosequestionis?’

           ‘Mine,’saidMrMeagles.‘AndnotonlyminebutClennam’squestion,andotherpeople’squestion.Now,Iamsure,’continuedMrMeagles,whoseheartwasoverflowingwithPet,‘thatyoucan’thaveanyunkindfeelingtowardsmydaughter;it’simpossible.Well!It’sherquestion,too;beingoneinwhichaparticularfriendofhersisnearlyinterested.SohereIam,franklytosaythatisthequestion,andtoask,Now,didhe?’

           ‘Uponmyword,’shereturned,‘IseemtobeamarkforeverybodywhoknewanythingofamanIonceinmylifehired,andpaid,anddismissed,toaimtheirquestionsat!’

           ‘Now,don’t,’remonstratedMrMeagles,‘don’t!Don’ttakeoffence,becauseit’stheplainestquestionintheworld,andmightbeaskedofanyone.ThedocumentsIrefertowerenothisown,werewrongfullyobtained,mightatsometimeorotherbetroublesometoaninnocentpersontohaveinkeeping,andaresoughtbythepeopletowhomtheyreallybelong.

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