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Chapter 25. Conspirators and Others

           TheprudentMrsChivery,whowonderedgreatlyatthischange,wouldhaveprotestedagainstitasdetrimentaltotheHighlandtypificationonthedoorpostbutfortwoforciblereasons;one,thatherJohnwasrousedtotakestronginterestinthebusinesswhichthesestartsweresupposedtoadvance—andthissheheldtobegoodforhisdroopingspirits;theother,thatMrPancksconfidentiallyagreedtopayher,fortheoccupationofherson’stime,atthehandsomerateofsevenandsixpenceperday.Theproposaloriginatedwithhimself,andwascouchedinthepithyterms,‘IfyourJohnisweakenough,ma’am,nottotakeit,thatisnoreasonwhyyoushouldbe,don’tyousee?So,quitebetweenourselves,ma’am,businessbeingbusiness,hereitis!’

           WhatMrChiverythoughtofthesethings,orhowmuchorhowlittleheknewaboutthem,wasnevergatheredfromhimself.Ithasbeenalreadyremarkedthathewasamanoffewwords;anditmaybehereobservedthathehadimbibedaprofessionalhabitoflockingeverythingup.HelockedhimselfupascarefullyashelockeduptheMarshalseadebtors.Evenhiscustomofboltinghismealsmayhavebeenapartofanuniformwhole;butthereisnoquestion,that,astoallotherpurposes,hekepthismouthashekepttheMarshalseadoor.Heneveropeneditwithoutoccasion.Whenitwasnecessarytoletanythingout,heopeneditalittleway,helditopenjustaslongassufficedforthepurpose,andlockeditagain.

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