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Chapter 14
Cometothelibrary,wherewewillbealone,andtellmeallaboutit!Andwhilehedoesit,Ross,"saidhe,turningtome,"doyou,likeagoodfellow,getthekeyfromthesafedeposit,sothatImayhavealookatthelamps!"
Thenthethreeofthem,thedaughterlovinglyholdingherfather’sarm,wentintothelibrary,whilstIhurriedofftoChanceryLane.
WhenIreturnedwiththekey,Ifoundthemstillengagedinthenarrative;butDoctorWinchester,whohadarrivedsoonafterIleft,waswiththem.Mr.Trelawny,onhearingfromMargaretofhisgreatattentionandkindness,andhowhehad,undermuchpressuretothecontrary,steadfastlyobeyedhiswrittenwishes,hadaskedhimtoremainandlisten."Itwillinterestyou,perhaps,"hesaid,"tolearntheendofthestory!"
Weallhadanearlydinnertogether.Wesatafteritagoodwhile,andthenMr.Trelawnysaid:
"Now,Ithinkwehadallbetterseparateandgoquietlytobedearly.Wemayhavemuchtotalkabouttomorrow;andtonightIwanttothink."
DoctorWinchesterwentaway,taking,withacourteousforethought,Mr.Corbeckwithhim,andleavingmebehind.WhentheothershadgoneMr.Trelawnysaid:
"Ithinkitwillbewellifyou,too,willgohomefortonight.Iwanttobequitealonewithmydaughter;therearemanythingsIwishtospeakoftoher,andtoheralone.