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Flight

           IIknowsomething,mydear;andwillmakemyownappeal,ashismotherpartedfromhimalltheseyears,andfindinghiminajailatlast."Theextremedisquietudeoftheoldhousekeeper’smannerinsayingthis,herbrokenwords,andherwringingofherhandsmakeapowerfulimpressiononMrs.Bagnetandwouldastonishherbutthatsherefersthemalltohersorrowforherson’scondition.AndyetMrs.BagnetwonderstoowhyMrs.Rouncewellshouldmurmursodistractedly,"MyLady,myLady,myLady!"overandoveragain.Thefrostynightwearsaway,andthedawnbreaks,andthepost-chaisecomesrollingonthroughtheearlymistliketheghostofachaisedeparted.Ithasplentyofspectralcompanyinghostsoftreesandhedges,slowlyvanishingandgivingplacetotherealitiesofday.Londonreached,thetravellersalight,theoldhousekeeperingreattribulationandconfusion,Mrs.Bagnetquitefreshandcollectedasshewouldbeifhernextpoint,withnonewequipageandoutfit,weretheCapeofGoodHope,theIslandofAscension,HongKong,oranyothermilitarystation.Butwhentheysetoutfortheprisonwherethetrooperisconfined,theoldladyhasmanagedtodrawabouther,withherlavender-coloureddress,muchofthestaidcalmnesswhichisitsusualaccompaniment.Awonderfullygrave,precise,andhandsomepieceofoldchinashelooks,thoughherheartbeatsfastandherstomacherisruffledmorethaneventheremembranceofthiswaywardsonhasruffleditthesemanyyears.Approachingthecell,theyfindthedooropeningandawarderintheactofcomingout.

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