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           Now,Jo’simprobablestoryconcerningtheladyandthesovereignhasawakenedmoreorlessthecuriosityofallthecompany.Mr.Guppy,whohasaninquiringmindinmattersofevidenceandwhohasbeensufferingseverelyfromthelassitudeofthelongvacation,takesthatinterestinthecasethatheentersonaregularcross-examinationofthewitness,whichisfoundsointerestingbytheladiesthatMrs.Snagsbypolitelyinviteshimtostepupstairsanddrinkacupoftea,ifhewillexcusethedisarrangedstateofthetea-table,consequentontheirpreviousexertions.Mr.Guppyyieldinghisassenttothisproposal,Joisrequestedtofollowintothedrawing-roomdoorway,whereMr.Guppytakeshiminhandasawitness,pattinghimintothisshape,thatshape,andtheothershapelikeabuttermandealingwithsomuchbutter,andworryinghimaccordingtothebestmodels.Noristheexaminationunlikemanysuchmodeldisplays,bothinrespectofitselicitingnothingandofitsbeinglengthy,forMr.Guppyissensibleofhistalent,andMrs.Snagsbyfeelsnotonlythatitgratifiesherinquisitivedisposition,butthatitliftsherhusband’sestablishmenthigherupinthelaw.Duringtheprogressofthiskeenencounter,thevesselChadband,beingmerelyengagedintheoiltrade,getsagroundandwaitstobefloatedoff."Well!"saysMr.Guppy."Eitherthisboystickstoitlikecobbler’s-waxorthereissomethingoutofthecommonherethatbeatsanythingthatevercameintomywayatKengeandCarboy’s."Mrs.ChadbandwhispersMrs.Snagsby,whoexclaims,"Youdon’tsayso!""Foryears!"repliedMrs.Chadband.

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