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A Turn of the Screw

           )"Andyoucanrefuse,youmean,eh?Ornotyousomuch,perhaps,asyourfriendinthecity?Hahaha!""Hahaha!"echoesGrandfatherSmallweed.InsuchaveryhardmannerandwitheyessoparticularlygreenthatMr.Bagnet’snaturalgravityismuchdeepenedbythecontemplationofthatvenerableman."Come!"saysthesanguineGeorge."Iamgladtofindwecanbepleasant,becauseIwanttoarrangethispleasantly.Here’smyfriendBagnet,andhereamI.We’llsettlethematteronthespot,ifyouplease,Mr.Smallweed,intheusualway.Andyou’lleasemyfriendBagnet’smind,andhisfamily’smind,agooddealifyou’lljustmentiontohimwhatourunderstandingis."Heresomeshrillspectrecriesoutinamockingmanner,"Oh,goodgracious!Oh!"Unless,indeed,itbethesportiveJudy,whoisfoundtobesilentwhenthestartledvisitorslookround,butwhosechinhasreceivedarecenttoss,expressiveofderisionandcontempt.Mr.Bagnet’sgravitybecomesyetmoreprofound."ButIthinkyouaskedme,Mr.George"oldSmallweed,whoallthistimehashadthepipeinhishand,isthespeakernow"Ithinkyouaskedme,whatdidthelettermean?""Why,yes,Idid,"returnsthetrooperinhisoff-handway,"butIdon’tcaretoknowparticularly,ifit’sallcorrectandpleasant."Mr.Smallweed,purposelybalkinghimselfinanaimatthetrooper’shead,throwsthepipeonthegroundandbreaksittopieces."That’swhatitmeans,mydearfriend.I’llsmashyou.I’llcrumbleyou.I’llpowderyou.Gotothedevil!"Thetwofriendsriseandlookatoneanother.Mr.

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