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Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty

           

           Hereturnedhomeoneeveningfromaninterviewwithherfather,whohadmentionedthatshewasoutvisiting—whichwaswhathealwayssaidwhenshewashardatworktobuyhissupper—andfoundMrMeaglesinanexcitedstatewalkingupanddownhisroom.Onhisopeningthedoor,MrMeaglesstopped,facedround,andsaid:

           ‘Clennam!—Tattycoram!’

           ‘What’sthematter?’

           ‘Lost!’

           ‘Why,blessmyheartalive!’criedClennaminamazement.‘Whatdoyoumean?’

           ‘Wouldn’tcountfive-and-twenty,sir;couldn’tbegottodoit;stoppedateight,andtookherselfoff.’

           ‘Leftyourhouse?’

           ‘Nevertocomeback,’saidMrMeagles,shakinghishead.‘Youdon’tknowthatgirl’spassionateandproudcharacter.Ateamofhorsescouldn’tdrawherbacknow;theboltsandbarsoftheoldBastillecouldn’tkeepher.’

           ‘Howdidithappen?Praysitdownandtellme.’

           ‘Astohowithappened,it’snotsoeasytorelate:becauseyoumusthavetheunfortunatetemperamentofthepoorimpetuousgirlherself,beforeyoucanfullyunderstandit.Butitcameaboutinthisway.PetandMotherandIhavebeenhavingagooddealoftalktogetheroflate.I’llnotdisguisefromyou,Clennam,thatthoseconversationshavenotbeenofasbrightakindasIcouldwish;theyhavereferredtoourgoingawayagain.Inproposingtodowhich,Ihavehad,infact,anobject.’

           Nobody’sheartbeatquickly.

           ‘Anobject,’saidMrMeagles,afteramoment’spause,‘thatIwillnotdisguisefromyou,either,Clennam.There’saninclinationonthepartofmydearchildwhichIamsorryfor.

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