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Chapter XXIX

           Therewasanunceremoniousdirectness,asearching,decidedsteadfastnessinhisgazenow,whichtoldthatintention,andnotdiffidence,hadhithertokeptitavertedfromthestranger. 

           "Youareveryhungry,"hesaid. 

           "Iam,sir." Itismywayitalwayswasmyway,byinstinctevertomeetthebriefwithbrevity,thedirectwithplainness. 

           "Itiswellforyouthatalowfeverhasforcedyoutoabstainforthelastthreedays:therewouldhavebeendangerinyieldingtothecravingsofyourappetiteatfirst.Nowyoumayeat,thoughstillnotimmoderately." 

           "ItrustIshallnoteatlongatyourexpense,sir,"wasmyveryclumsily-contrived,unpolishedanswer. 

           "No,"hesaidcoolly:"whenyouhaveindicatedtoustheresidenceofyourfriends,wecanwritetothem,andyoumayberestoredtohome." 

           "That,Imustplainlytellyou,isoutofmypowertodo;beingabsolutelywithouthomeandfriends." 

           Thethreelookedatme,butnotdistrustfully;Ifelttherewasnosuspicionintheirglances:therewasmoreofcuriosity. Ispeakparticularlyoftheyoungladies. St.John’seyes,thoughclearenoughinaliteralsense,inafigurativeoneweredifficulttofathom. Heseemedtousethemratherasinstrumentstosearchotherpeople’sthoughts,thanasagentstorevealhisown:thewhichcombinationofkeennessandreservewasconsiderablymorecalculatedtoembarrassthantoencourage. 

           "Doyoumeantosay,"heasked,"thatyouarecompletelyisolatedfromeveryconnection?" 

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