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Chapter 8

           Elton,andwhenMrs.Eltonatthesamemomentcamecongratulatingmeuponit!Itwasbeforeteastayno,itcouldnotbebeforetea,becausewewerejustgoingtocardsandyetitwasbeforetea,becauseIrememberthinkingOh!no,nowIrecollect,nowIhaveit;somethinghappenedbeforetea,butnotthat.Mr.Eltonwascalledoutoftheroombeforetea,oldJohnAbdy’ssonwantedtospeakwithhim.PooroldJohn,Ihaveagreatregardforhim;hewasclerktomypoorfathertwenty-sevenyears;andnow,pooroldman,heisbed-ridden,andverypoorlywiththerheumaticgoutinhisjointsImustgoandseehimto-day;andsowillJane,Iamsure,ifshegetsoutatall.AndpoorJohn’ssoncametotalktoMr.Eltonaboutrelieffromtheparish;heisverywelltodohimself,youknow,beingheadmanattheCrown,ostler,andeverythingofthatsort,butstillhecannotkeephisfatherwithoutsomehelp;andso,whenMr.Eltoncameback,hetolduswhatJohnostlerhadbeentellinghim,andthenitcameoutaboutthechaisehavingbeensenttoRandallstotakeMr.FrankChurchilltoRichmond.Thatwaswhathappenedbeforetea.ItwasafterteathatJanespoketoMrs.Elton."

           MissBateswouldhardlygiveEmmatimetosayhowperfectlynewthiscircumstancewastoher;butaswithoutsupposingitpossiblethatshecouldbeignorantofanyoftheparticularsofMr.FrankChurchill’sgoing,sheproceededtogivethemall,itwasofnoconsequence.

           WhatMr.

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