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Chapter 17

           Itannoyedhimthatsheshouldhavemadehimspeaklikethat,withMrs.Ramsaylistening.Ifonlyhecouldbealoneinhisroomworking,hethought,amonghisbooks.Thatwaswherehefeltathisease.Andhehadneverrunapennyintodebt;hehadnevercosthisfatherapennysincehewasfifteen;hehadhelpedthemathomeoutofhissavings;hewaseducatinghissister.Still,hewishedhehadknownhowtoanswerMissBriscoeproperly;hewishedithadnotcomeoutallinajerklikethat."You’dbesick."HewishedhecouldthinkofsomethingtosaytoMrs.Ramsay,somethingwhichwouldshowherthathewasnotjustadryprig.Thatwaswhattheyallthoughthim.Heturnedtoher.ButMrs.RamsaywastalkingaboutpeoplehehadneverheardoftoWilliamBankes.

           "Yes,takeitaway,"shesaidbriefly,interruptingwhatshewassayingtoWilliamBankestospeaktothemaid."Itmusthavebeenfifteenno,twentyyearsagothatIlastsawher,"shewassaying,turningbacktohimagainasifshecouldnotloseamomentoftheirtalk,forshewasabsorbedbywhattheyweresaying.Sohehadactuallyheardfromherthisevening!AndwasCarriestilllivingatMarlow,andwaseverythingstillthesame?Oh,shecouldrememberitasifitwereyesterdayontheriver,feelingitasifitwereyesterdaygoingontheriver,feelingverycold.ButiftheManningsmadeaplantheystucktoit.NevershouldsheforgetHerbertkillingawaspwithateaspoononthebank!

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