’Ishan’tgonearSirRaffleBuffletomorrow,noryetthenextday。Youmustn’tsupposethatIamafraidofSirRaffleBuffle。’
’YouareonlyafraidofLilyDale。’FromallwhichitmaybeseenthatMrsArabinandJohnEameshadbecomeveryintimateontheirwayhome。
ItwasthenarrangedthatheshouldcallonMrToogoodthatsamenightorearlynextmorning,andthatheshouldcometothehotelattwelveo’clockonthenextday。Goingalongoneofthepassageshepassedtwogentlemeninshovelhats,withveryblacknewcoatsandknee—breeches;
andJohnnycouldnotbuthearafewwordswhichoneclericalgentlemansaidtotheother。’Shewasawomanofgreatenergy,ofwonderfulspirit,butafirebrand,mylord——acompletefirebrand!’ThenJohnnyknewthattheDeanofAwastalkingtotheBishopofBaboutthelateMrsProudie。
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