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Chapter 14

           Therewasayoungladyonce,sir,thedaughterofanoutfittingwarehouseofthefirstrespectabilitybutthat’saweakness.Chuckster,bringinMrAbel’sarticles.’

           ‘Yousee,MrWitherden,’saidtheoldlady,‘thatAbelhasnotbeenbroughtupliketherunofyoungmen.Hehasalwayshadapleasureinoursociety,andalwaysbeenwithus.Abelhasneverbeenabsentfromus,foraday;hashe,mydear?’

           ‘Never,mydear,’returnedtheoldgentleman,‘exceptwhenhewenttoMargateoneSaturdaywithMrTomkinleythathadbeenateacheratthatschoolhewentto,andcamebackupontheMonday;buthewasveryillafterthat,youremember,mydear;itwasquiteadissipation.’

           ‘Hewasnotusedtoit,youknow,’saidtheoldlady,‘andhecouldn’tbearit,that’sthetruth.Besideshehadnocomfortinbeingtherewithoutus,andhadnobodytotalktoorenjoyhimselfwith.’

           ‘Thatwasit,youknow,’interposedthesamesmallquietvoicethathadspokenoncebefore.‘Iwasquiteabroad,mother,quitedesolate,andtothinkthattheseawasbetweenusoh,InevershallforgetwhatIfeltwhenIfirstthoughtthattheseawasbetweenus!’

           ‘Verynaturalunderthecircumstances,’observedtheNotary.‘MrAbel’sfeelingsdidcredittohisnature,andcredittoyournature,ma’am,andhisfather’snature,andhumannature.Itracethesamecurrentnow,flowingthroughallhisquietandunobtrusiveproceedings.

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