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Chapter 2 Fellow Travellers

           

           ‘Veryglad,’saidMrMeagles,comingforwardwithhiswifeandClennam.‘Anythingshortofspeakingthelanguage,Ishallbedelightedtoundertake,Iamsure.’

           ‘Iamobligedtoyou,’shereturned,‘butmyarrangementsaremade,andIprefertogomyownwayinmyownmanner.’

           ‘Doyou?’saidMrMeaglestohimself,ashesurveyedherwithapuzzledlook.‘Well!There’scharacterinthat,too.’

           ‘Iamnotmuchusedtothesocietyofyoungladies,andIamafraidImaynotshowmyappreciationofitasothersmight.Apleasantjourneytoyou.Good-bye!’

           Shewouldnothaveputoutherhand,itseemed,butthatMrMeaglesputouthissostraightbeforeherthatshecouldnotpassit.Sheputhersinit,anditlaytherejustasithadlainuponthecouch.

           ‘Good-bye!’saidMrMeagles.‘Thisisthelastgood-byeuponthelist,forMotherandIhavejustsaidittoMrClennamhere,andheonlywaitstosayittoPet.Good-bye!Wemaynevermeetagain.’

           ‘Inourcoursethroughlifeweshallmeetthepeoplewhoarecomingtomeetus,frommanystrangeplacesandbymanystrangeroads,’wasthecomposedreply;‘andwhatitissettoustodotothem,andwhatitissettothemtodotous,willallbedone.’

           TherewassomethinginthemannerofthesewordsthatjarreduponPet’sear.Itimpliedthatwhatwastobedonewasnecessarilyevil,anditcausedhertosayinawhisper,‘OFather!’andtoshrinkchildishly,inherspoiltway,alittleclosertohim.Thiswasnotlostonthespeaker.

           ‘Yourprettydaughter,’shesaid,‘startstothinkofsuchthings.

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