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Chapter 49

           Brownlow,‘and,asIadvocatethedearestinterestsofothers,Ihavenottheright.

           ‘IstheredemandedMonkswithafalteringtongue‘istherenomiddlecourse?’

           ‘None.

           Monkslookedattheoldgentleman,withananxiouseye;but,readinginhiscountenancenothingbutseverityanddetermination,walkedintotheroom,and,shrugginghisshoulders,satdown.

           ‘Lockthedoorontheoutside,’saidMr.Brownlowtotheattendants,‘andcomewhenIring.

           Themenobeyed,andthetwowereleftalonetogether.

           ‘Thisisprettytreatment,sir,’saidMonks,throwingdownhishatandcloak,‘frommyfather’soldestfriend.

           ‘ItisbecauseIwasyourfather’soldestfriend,youngman,’returnedMr.Brownlow;‘itisbecausethehopesandwishesofyoungandhappyyearswereboundupwithhim,andthatfaircreatureofhisbloodandkindredwhorejoinedherGodinyouth,andleftmehereasolitary,lonelyman:itisbecausehekneltwithmebesidehisonlysisters’death-bedwhenhewasyetaboy,onthemorningthatwouldbutHeavenwilledotherwisehavemadehermyyoungwife;itisbecausemysearedheartclungtohim,fromthattimeforth,throughallhistrialsanderrors,tillhedied;itisbecauseoldrecollectionsandassociationsfilledmyheart,andeventhesightofyoubringswithitoldthoughtsofhim;itisbecauseofallthesethingsthatIammovedtotreatyougentlynowyes,EdwardLeeford,evennowandblushforyourunworthinesswhobearthename.

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