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Chapter 9. Appearance and Disappearance

           Sosurprisingwasthesomethinginquestion,thatitactuallybroughtMrsTickitoutoftheparlourwindowandproducedherinthegardenwalk,whenClennamwentinatthegateonitsbeingopenedforhim.

           ‘Whatisit,MrsTickit?’saidhe.

           ‘Sir,’returnedthatfaithfulhousekeeper,havingtakenhimintotheparlourandclosedthedoor;‘ifeverIsawtheledawayanddeludedchildinmylife,Isawheridenticallyintheduskofyesterdayevening.’

           ‘Youdon’tmeanTatty—’

           ‘CoramyesIdo!’quothMrsTickit,clearingthedisclosureataleap.

           ‘Where?’

           ‘MrClennam,’returnedMrsTickit,‘Iwasalittleheavyinmyeyes,beingthatIwaswaitinglongerthancustomaryformycupofteawhichwasthenpreparingbyMaryJane.Iwasnotsleeping,norwhatapersonwouldtermcorrectly,dozing.Iwasmorewhatapersonwouldstrictlycallwatchingwithmyeyesclosed.’

           Withoutenteringuponaninquiryintothiscuriousabnormalcondition,Clennamsaid,‘Exactly.Well?’

           ‘Well,sir,’proceededMrsTickit,‘Iwasthinkingofonethingandthinkingofanother,justasyouyourselfmight.Justasanybodymight.’

           ‘Preciselyso,’saidClennam.‘Well?’

           ‘AndwhenIdothinkofonethinganddothinkofanother,’pursuedMrsTickit,‘Ihardlyneedtotellyou,MrClennam,thatIthinkofthefamily.Because,dearme!aperson’sthoughts,’MrsTickitsaidthiswithanargumentativeandphilosophicair,‘howevertheymaystray,willgomoreorlessonwhatisuppermostintheirminds.Theywilldoit,sir,andapersoncan’tpreventthem.

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