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Chapter 17
’--WhenIpressedhimabouthismanneroflifeatthecottage,hesaid:’Surelyyoumightma’eascandalouto’mean’mybitchFlossie.You’vemissedsummatthere.’Asamatteroffact,foranexampleofimpertinencehe’dbehardtobeat.
Iaskedhimifitwouldbeeasyforhimtofindanotherjob.Hesaid:’Ifyou’rehintin’thatyou’dliketoshuntmeoutofthisjob,it’dbeeasyaswink.’Sohemadenotroubleatallaboutleavingattheendofnextweek,andapparentlyiswillingtoinitiateayoungfellow,JoeChambers,intoasmanymysteriesofthecraftaspossible.ItoldhimIwouldgivehimamonth’swagesextra,whenheleft.Hesaidhe’dratherIkeptmymoney,asI’dnooccasiontoeasemyconscience.Iaskedhimwhathemeant,andhesaid:’Youdon’towemenothingextra,SirClifford,sodon’tpaymenothingextra.Ifyouthinkyouseemyshirthangingout,justtellme.’
Well,thereistheendofitforthetimebeing.Thewomanhasgoneaway:wedon’tknowwhereto:butsheisliabletoarrestifsheshowsherfaceinTevershall.AndIheardsheismortallyafraidofgaol,becauseshemeritsitsowell.MellorswilldepartonSaturdayweek,andtheplacewillsoonbecomenormalagain.
Meanwhile,mydearConnie,ifyouwouldenjoytostayinVeniceorinSwitzerlandtillthebeginningofAugust,Ishouldbegladtothinkyouwereoutofallthisbuzzofnastiness,whichwillhavediedquiteawaybytheendofthemonth.
Soyousee,wearedeep-seamonsters,andwhenthelobsterwalksonmud,hestirsitupforeverybody.Wemustperforcetakeitphilosophically.
