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Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty

           Perhapsbecausetheykeptthehouseseparatedinhismind,orperhapsbecauseMrMeaglesandhimselfhadtwiceagreedinpassing,‘Itisclearshedon’tlivethere,’Clennamnowproposedthattheyshouldgobackandtrythathousebeforefinallygoingaway.MrMeaglesagreed,andbacktheywent.

           Theyknockedonce,andtheyrangonce,withoutanyresponse.‘Empty,’saidMrMeagles,listening.‘Oncemore,’saidClennam,andknockedagain.Afterthatknocktheyheardamovementbelow,andsomebodyshufflinguptowardsthedoor.

           Theconfinedentrancewassodarkthatitwasimpossibletomakeoutdistinctlywhatkindofpersonopenedthedoor;butitappearedtobeanoldwoman.‘Excuseourtroublingyou,’saidClennam.‘PraycanyoutelluswhereMissWadelives?’Thevoiceinthedarknessunexpectedlyreplied,‘Liveshere.’

           ‘Issheathome?’

           Noanswercoming,MrMeaglesaskedagain.‘Prayissheathome?’

           Afteranotherdelay,‘Isupposesheis,’saidthevoiceabruptly;‘youhadbettercomein,andI’llask.’

           Theyweresummarilyshutintothecloseblackhouse;andthefigurerustlingaway,andspeakingfromahigherlevel,said,‘Comeup,ifyouplease;youcan’ttumbleoveranything.’Theygropedtheirwayup-stairstowardsafaintlight,whichprovedtobethelightofthestreetshiningthroughawindow;andthefigureleftthemshutinanairlessroom.

           ‘Thisisodd,Clennam,’saidMrMeagles,softly.

           ‘Oddenough,’assentedClennaminthesametone,‘butwehavesucceeded;that’sthemainpoint.

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