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Thegreatdoctorpulledupshortonthefourthstep,asthoughthefamiliarityoftheaddresssurprisedandsomewhatshockedhisdignity.
‘ToddyMacfarlane!’repeatedFettes.
TheLondonmanalmoststaggered. Hestaredfortheswiftestofsecondsatthemanbeforehim,glancedbehindhimwithasortofscare,andtheninastartledwhisper, ‘Fettes!’hesaid,‘You!’
‘Ay,’saidtheother,‘me! DidyouthinkIwasdeadtoo? Wearenotsoeasyshutofouracquaintance.’
‘Hush,hush!’exclaimedthedoctor. ‘Hush,hush! thismeetingissounexpected—Icanseeyouareunmanned. Ihardlyknewyou,Iconfess,atfirst;butIamoverjoyed—overjoyedtohavethisopportunity. Forthepresentitmustbehow-d’ye-doandgood-byeinone,formyflyiswaiting,andImustnotfailthetrain; butyoushall—letmesee—yes—youshallgivemeyouraddress,andyoucancountonearlynewsofme. Wemustdosomethingforyou,Fettes. Ifearyouareoutatelbows;butwemustseetothatforauldlangsyne,asoncewesangatsuppers.’
‘Money!’criedFettes;‘moneyfromyou! ThemoneythatIhadfromyouislyingwhereIcastitintherain.’
Dr.Macfarlanehadtalkedhimselfintosomemeasureofsuperiorityandconfidence,buttheuncommonenergyofthisrefusalcasthimbackintohisfirstconfusion.
Ahorrible,uglylookcameandwentacrosshisalmostvenerablecountenance.
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