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           "Jail,"saidthestrangeman,coollyputtinghishandkerchiefintohishat,whichwasonthefloorathisfeet."OrCoavinses.""MayIask,sir,whatis""Coavinses?"saidthestrangeman."A’ouse."RichardandIlookedatoneanotheragain.ItwasamostsingularthingthatthearrestwasourembarrassmentandnotMr.Skimpole’s.Heobserveduswithagenialinterest,butthereseemed,ifImayventureonsuchacontradiction,nothingselfishinit.Hehadentirelywashedhishandsofthedifficulty,andithadbecomeours."Ithought,"hesuggested,asifgood-naturedlytohelpusout,"thatbeingpartiesinaChancerysuitconcerning(aspeoplesay)alargeamountofproperty,Mr.Richardorhisbeautifulcousin,orboth,couldsignsomething,ormakeoversomething,orgivesomesortofundertaking,orpledge,orbond?Idon’tknowwhatthebusinessnameofitmaybe,butIsupposethereissomeinstrumentwithintheirpowerthatwouldsettlethis?""Notabitonit,"saidthestrangeman."Really?"returnedMr.Skimpole."Thatseemsodd,now,toonewhoisnojudgeofthesethings!""Oddoreven,"saidthestrangergruffly,"Itellyou,notabitonit!""Keepyourtemper,mygoodfellow,keepyourtemper!"Mr.Skimpolegentlyreasonedwithhimashemadealittledrawingofhisheadonthefly-leafofabook."Don’tberuffledbyyouroccupation.Wecanseparateyoufromyouroffice;wecanseparatetheindividualfromthepursuit.

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