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Chapter 10. The Dreams of Mrs Flintwinch thicken

           NotawhitlessreticentandwoodenwasMrFlintwinchoutwardly,thanintheusualcourseofthings:theonlyperceptibledifferenceinhimbeingthattheknotofcravatwhichwasgenerallyunderhisear,hadworkedroundtothebackofhishead:whereitformedanornamentalappendagenotunlikeabagwig,andgavehimsomethingofacourtlyappearance.

           AsMrsClennamneverremovedhereyesfromBlandois(onwhomtheyhadsomeeffect,asasteadylookhasonalowersortofdog),soJeremiahneverremovedhisfromArthur.Itwasasiftheyhadtacitlyagreedtotaketheirdifferentprovinces.Thus,intheensuingsilence,JeremiahstoodscrapinghischinandlookingatArthurasthoughheweretryingtoscrewhisthoughtsoutofhimwithaninstrument.

           Afteralittle,thevisitor,asifhefeltthesilenceirksome,rose,andimpatientlyputhimselfwithhisbacktothesacredfirewhichhadburnedthroughsomanyyears.ThereuponMrsClennamsaid,movingoneofherhandsforthefirsttime,andmovingitveryslightlywithanactionofdismissal:

           ‘Pleasetoleaveustoourbusiness,Arthur.’

           ‘Mother,Idosowithreluctance.’

           ‘Nevermindwithwhat,’shereturned,‘orwithwhatnot.Pleasetoleaveus.Comebackatanyothertimewhenyoumayconsideritadutytoburyhalfanhourwearilyhere.Goodnight.’

           Shehelduphermuffledfingersthathemighttouchthemwithhis,accordingtotheirusualcustom,andhestoodoverherwheeledchairtotouchherfacewithhislips.Hethought,then,thathercheekwasmorestrainedthanusual,andthatitwascolder.

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