Chapter 5

           ‘Ohyes.Iattendedtheinquiry,’hewouldsay,‘andtothisdayIhaven’tleftoffwonderingwhyIwent.Iamwillingtobelieveeachofushasaguardianangel,ifyoufellowswillconcedetomethateachofushasafamiliardevilaswell.Iwantyoutoownup,becauseIdon’tliketofeelexceptionalinanyway,andIknowIhavehimthedevil,Imean.Ihaven’tseenhim,ofcourse,butIgouponcircumstantialevidence.Heisthererightenough,and,beingmalicious,heletsmeinforthatkindofthing.Whatkindofthing,youask?Why,theinquirything,theyellow-dogthingyouwouldn’tthinkamangy,nativetykewouldbeallowedtotripuppeopleintheverandahofamagistrate’scourt,wouldyou?thekindofthingthatbydevious,unexpected,trulydiabolicalwayscausesmetorunupagainstmenwithsoftspots,withhardspots,withhiddenplaguespots,byJove!andloosenstheirtonguesatthesightofmefortheirinfernalconfidences;asthough,forsooth,Ihadnoconfidencestomaketomyself,asthoughGodhelpme!Ididn’thaveenoughconfidentialinformationaboutmyselftoharrowmyownsoultilltheendofmyappointedtime.AndwhatIhavedonetobethusfavouredIwanttoknow.IdeclareIamasfullofmyownconcernsasthenextman,andIhaveasmuchmemoryastheaveragepilgriminthisvalley,soyouseeIamnotparticularlyfittobeareceptacleofconfessions.Thenwhy?Can’ttellunlessitbetomaketimepassawayafterdinner.

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