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Chapter 29

           Thatwasyourhandiwork,Giles,Iunderstand.

           Mr.Giles,whohadbeenfeverishlyputtingthetea-cupstorights,blushedveryred,andsaidthathehadhadthathonour.

           ‘Honour,eh?’saidthedoctor;‘well,Idon’tknow;perhapsit’sashonourabletohitathiefinabackkitchen,astohityourmanattwelvepaces.Fancythathefiredintheair,andyou’vefoughtaduel,Giles.

           Mr.Giles,whothoughtthislighttreatmentofthematteranunjustattemptatdiminishinghisglory,answeredrespectfully,thatitwasnotforthelikeofhimtojudgeaboutthat;butheratherthoughtitwasnojoketotheoppositeparty.

           ‘Gad,that’strue!’saidthedoctor.‘Whereishe?Showmetheway.I’lllookinagain,asIcomedown,Mrs.Maylie.That’sthelittlewindowthathegotinat,eh?Well,Icouldn’thavebelievedit!’

           Talkingalltheway,hefollowedMr.Gilesupstairs;andwhileheisgoingupstairs,thereadermaybeinformed,thatMr.Losberne,asurgeonintheneighbourhood,knownthroughacircuitoftenmilesroundas‘thedoctor,’hadgrownfat,morefromgood-humourthanfromgoodliving:andwasaskindandhearty,andwithalaseccentricanoldbachelor,aswillbefoundinfivetimesthatspace,byanyexploreralive.

           Thedoctorwasabsent,muchlongerthaneitherheortheladieshadanticipated.Alargeflatboxwasfetchedoutofthegig;andabedroombellwasrungveryoften;andtheservantsranupanddownstairsperpetually;fromwhichtokensitwasjustlyconcludedthatsomethingimportantwasgoingonabove.

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