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Chapter 33. Going!

           HepassedthroughCalaisgoingtoLondon,andtherewerereasonswhyheshouldnottakethemwithhimthen,whyheshouldwishtobeabletoputhishanduponthemreadily,andwhyheshoulddistrustleavingthemwithpeopleofhisownsort.Didheleavethemhere?IdeclareifIknewhowtoavoidgivingyouoffence,Iwouldtakeanypainstodoit.Iputthequestionpersonally,butthere’snothingpersonalinit.Imightputittoanyone;Ihaveputitalreadytomanypeople.Didheleavethemhere?Didheleaveanythinghere?’

           ‘No.’

           ‘Thenunfortunately,MissWade,youknownothingaboutthem?’

           ‘Iknownothingaboutthem.Ihavenowansweredyourunaccountablequestion.Hedidnotleavethemhere,andIknownothingaboutthem.’

           ‘There!’saidMrMeaglesrising.‘Iamsorryforit;that’sover;andIhopethereisnotmuchharmdone.—Tattycoramwell,MissWade?’

           ‘Harrietwell?Oyes!’

           ‘Ihaveputmyfootinitagain,’saidMrMeagles,thuscorrected.‘Ican’tkeepmyfootoutofithere,itseems.Perhaps,ifIhadthoughttwiceaboutit,Imightneverhavegivenherthejinglingname.But,whenonemeanstobegood-naturedandsportivewithyoungpeople,onedoesn’tthinktwice.Heroldfriendleavesakindwordforher,MissWade,ifyoushouldthinkpropertodeliverit.

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