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Chapter 5

           Youhaditfromhimself,hadyou?"

           "No,sir,"repliedhisson,laughing,"Iseemtohavehaditfromnobody.Veryodd!IreallywaspersuadedofMrs.Weston’shavingmentioneditinoneofherletterstoEnscombe,manyweeksago,withalltheseparticularsbutasshedeclaressheneverheardasyllableofitbefore,ofcourseitmusthavebeenadream.Iamagreatdreamer.IdreamofeverybodyatHighburywhenIamawayandwhenIhavegonethroughmyparticularfriends,thenIbegindreamingofMr.andMrs.Perry."

           "Itisoddthough,"observedhisfather,"thatyoushouldhavehadsucharegularconnecteddreamaboutpeoplewhomitwasnotverylikelyyoushouldbethinkingofatEnscombe.Perry’ssettinguphiscarriage!andhiswife’spersuadinghimtoit,outofcareforhishealthjustwhatwillhappen,Ihavenodoubt,sometimeorother;onlyalittlepremature.Whatanairofprobabilitysometimesrunsthroughadream!Andatothers,whataheapofabsurditiesitis!Well,Frank,yourdreamcertainlyshewsthatHighburyisinyourthoughtswhenyouareabsent.Emma,youareagreatdreamer,Ithink?"

           Emmawasoutofhearing.Shehadhurriedonbeforehergueststoprepareherfatherfortheirappearance,andwasbeyondthereachofMr.Weston’shint.

           "Why,toownthetruth,"criedMissBates,whohadbeentryinginvaintobeheardthelasttwominutes,"ifImustspeakonthissubject,thereisnodenyingthatMr.

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