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Chapter 30. The Word of a Gentleman

           Listen!MayIsuggestthatsomebodyup-stairs,inthedark,isbecomingenergeticallycurioustoknowwhatisgoingonhere?’

           ThisreferencetoMrsClennam’svoiceremindedMrFlintwinchtostepintothehallandcallupthestaircase.‘It’sallright,Iamhere,Afferyiscomingwithyourlight.’Thenhesaidtothelatterflusteredwoman,whowasputtinghercapon,‘Getoutwithyou,andgetup-stairs!’andthenturnedtothestrangerandsaidtohim,‘Now,sir,whatmightyoupleasetowant?’

           ‘Iamafraid,’saidthestranger,‘Imustbesotroublesomeastoproposeacandle.’

           ‘True,’assentedJeremiah.‘Iwasgoingtodoso.PleasetostandwhereyouarewhileIgetone.’

           Thevisitorwasstandinginthedoorway,butturnedalittleintothegloomofthehouseasMrFlintwinchturned,andpursuedhimwithhiseyesintothelittleroom,wherehegropedaboutforaphosphorusbox.Whenhefoundit,itwasdamp,orotherwiseoutoforder;andmatchaftermatchthathestruckintoitlightedsufficientlytothrowadullglareabouthisgropingface,andtosprinklehishandswithpalelittlespotsoffire,butnotsufficientlytolightthecandle.Thestranger,takingadvantageofthisfitfulilluminationofhisvisage,lookedintentlyandwonderinglyathim.Jeremiah,whenheatlastlightedthecandle,knewhehadbeendoingthis,byseeingthelastshadeofaloweringwatchfulnessclearawayfromhisface,asitbrokeintothedoubtfulsmilethatwasalargeingredientinitsexpression.

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