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           "AvirtueinwhichfewEnglishmenaredeficient,"observesMr.Tulkinghorn.Hehasbeenstandingonthehearthstonewithhisbacktothesmokedchimney-piece,andnowturnsroundwithhisglassestohiseyes."Whoisthis?’LadyDedlock.’Ha!Averygoodlikenessinitsway,butitwantsforceofcharacter.Gooddaytoyou,gentlemen;goodday!"Whenhehaswalkedout,Mr.Guppy,inagreatperspiration,nerveshimselftothehastycompletionofthetakingdownoftheGalaxyGallery,concludingwithLadyDedlock."Tony,"hesayshurriedlytohisastonishedcompanion,"letusbequickinputtingthethingstogetherandingettingoutofthisplace.Itwereinvainlongertoconcealfromyou,Tony,thatbetweenmyselfandoneofthemembersofaswan-likearistocracywhomInowholdinmyhand,therehasbeenundivulgedcommunicationandassociation.ThetimemighthavebeenwhenImighthaverevealedittoyou.Itneverwillbemore.ItisduealiketotheoathIhavetaken,aliketotheshatteredidol,andaliketocircumstancesoverwhichIhavenocontrol,thatthewholeshouldbeburiedinoblivion.Ichargeyouasafriend,bytheinterestyouhaveevertestifiedinthefashionableintelligence,andbyanylittleadvanceswithwhichImayhavebeenabletoaccommodateyou,sotoburyitwithoutawordofinquiry!"ThischargeMr.Guppydeliversinastatelittleshortofforensiclunacy,whilehisfriendshowsadazedmindinhiswholeheadofhairandeveninhiscultivatedwhiskers.

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