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Chapter 41

           Iwillonlytellmyauntthatwearegoingoutforanhour,andbereadyassoonasyouare.

           Oliverneedednopromptingtodespatch,andinlittlemorethanfiveminutestheywereontheirwaytoCravenStreet.Whentheyarrivedthere,RoseleftOliverinthecoach,underpretenceofpreparingtheoldgentlemantoreceivehim;andsendinguphercardbytheservant,requestedtoseeMr.Brownlowonverypressingbusiness.Theservantsoonreturned,tobegthatshewouldwalkupstairs;andfollowinghimintoanupperroom,MissMayliewaspresentedtoanelderlygentlemanofbenevolentappearance,inabottle-greencoat.Atnogreatdistancefromwhom,wasseatedanotheroldgentleman,innankeenbreechesandgaiters;whodidnotlookparticularlybenevolent,andwhowassittingwithhishandsclaspedonthetopofathickstick,andhischinproppedthereupon.

           ‘Dearme,’saidthegentleman,inthebottle-greencoat,hastilyrisingwithgreatpoliteness,‘Ibegyourpardon,youngladyIimagineditwassomeimportunatepersonwhoIbegyouwillexcuseme.Beseated,pray.

           ‘Mr.Brownlow,Ibelieve,sir?’saidRose,glancingfromtheothergentlemantotheonewhohadspoken.

           ‘Thatismyname,’saidtheoldgentleman.‘Thisismyfriend,Mr.Grimwig.Grimwig,willyouleaveusforafewminutes?’

           ‘Ibelieve,’interposedMissMaylie,‘thatatthisperiodofourinterview,Ineednotgivethatgentlemanthetroubleofgoingaway.IfIamcorrectlyinformed,heiscognizantofthebusinessonwhichIwishtospeaktoyou.

           Mr.

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