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           Icongratulateyouwithallmyheart.Ipresumeyouknow,gentlemen,towhommyfriendisindebtedforthispieceofpatronage?"

           "HangedifIknow,"theCaptainsaid;hisprincipalturnedveryred.

           "Tooneofthemostgenerousandkindestmenintheworld,asheisoneofthegreatesttomyexcellentfriend,theMarquisofSteyne."

           "I’llseehimd——beforeItakehisplace,"growledoutRawdon.

           "Youareirritatedagainstmynoblefriend,"Mr.Wenhamcalmlyresumed;"andnow,inthenameofcommonsenseandjustice,tellmewhy?"

           "WHY?"criedRawdoninsurprise.

           "Why?Dammy!"saidtheCaptain,ringinghisstickontheground.

           "Dammy,indeed,"saidMr.Wenhamwiththemostagreeablesmile;"still,lookatthematterasamanoftheworldasanhonestmanandseeifyouhavenotbeeninthewrong.Youcomehomefromajourney,andfindwhat?myLordSteynesuppingatyourhouseinCurzonStreetwithMrs.Crawley.Isthecircumstancestrangeornovel?Hashenotbeenahundredtimesbeforeinthesameposition?Uponmyhonourandwordasagentleman"—Mr.Wenhamhereputhishandonhiswaistcoatwithaparliamentaryair—"IdeclareIthinkthatyoursuspicionsaremonstrousandutterlyunfounded,andthattheyinjureanhonourablegentlemanwhohasprovedhisgood-willtowardsyoubyathousandbenefactionsandamostspotlessandinnocentlady.

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