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Chapter 66

           

           ‘It’schieflyonthataccountthatwehavecomejustnow,’saidthesinglegentleman,‘foryouwillhaveanothervisitorpresently.Wefearedyouwouldbeanxiousunlessyouknewfromourselveswhatstepsweintendedtotake,andthereforecametoyoubeforewestirredinthematter.’

           ‘Gentlemen,’returnedDick,‘Ithankyou.Anybodyinthehelplessstatethatyouseemein,isnaturallyanxious.Don’tletmeinterruptyou,sir.’

           ‘Then,yousee,mygoodfellow,’saidthesinglegentleman,‘thatwhilewehavenodoubtwhateverofthetruthofthisdisclosure,whichhassoprovidentiallycometolight

           ‘Meaninghers?’saidDick,pointingtowardstheMarchioness.

           Meaninghers,ofcourse.Whilewehavenodoubtofthat,orthataproperuseofitwouldprocurethepoorlad’simmediatepardonandliberation,wehaveagreatdoubtwhetheritwould,byitself,enableustoreachQuilp,thechiefagentinthisvillany.Ishouldtellyouthatthisdoubthasbeenconfirmedintosomethingverynearlyapproachingcertaintybythebestopinionswehavebeenenabled,inthisshortspaceoftime,totakeuponthesubject.You’llagreewithus,thattogivehimeventhemostdistantchanceofescape,ifwecouldhelpit,wouldbemonstrous.Yousaywithus,nodoubt,ifsomebodymustescape,letitbeanyonebuthe.’

           ‘Yes,’returnedDick,‘certainly.Thatisifsomebodymustbutuponmyword,I’munwillingthatanybodyshould.

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