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           Wenhamwiththissortoflanguage;anddammy,Mr.Wenham,youdeserveanapology.AndasforachallengetoLordSteyne,youmaygetsomebodyelsetocarryit,Iwon’t.Ifmylord,afterbeingthrashed,choosestositstill,dammylethim.AndasfortheaffairwithwithMrs.Crawley,mybeliefis,there’snothingprovedatall:thatyourwife’sinnocent,asinnocentasMr.Wenhamsayssheis;andatanyratethatyouwouldbeadfoolnottotaketheplaceandholdyourtongue."

           "CaptainMacmurdo,youspeaklikeamanofsense,"Mr.Wenhamcriedout,immenselyrelieved—"IforgetanywordsthatColonelCrawleyhasusedintheirritationofthemoment."

           "Ithoughtyouwould,"Rawdonsaidwithasneer.

           "Shutyourmouth,youoldstoopid,"theCaptainsaidgood-naturedly."Mr.Wenhamain’tafightingman;andquiteright,too."

           "Thismatter,inmybelief,"theSteyneemissarycried,"oughttobeburiedinthemostprofoundoblivion.Awordconcerningitshouldneverpassthesedoors.Ispeakintheinterestofmyfriend,aswellasofColonelCrawley,whopersistsinconsideringmehisenemy."

           "IsupposeLordSteynewon’ttalkaboutitverymuch,"saidCaptainMacmurdo;"andIdon’tseewhyoursideshould.Theaffairain’taveryprettyone,anywayyoutakeit,andthelesssaidaboutitthebetter.It’syouarethrashed,andnotus;andifyouaresatisfied,why,Ithink,weshouldbe."

           Mr.

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