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Chapter 44

           For,IhadbythattimecometomyselfsofarastoconsiderthatIcouldnotgobacktotheinnandseeDrummlethere;thatIcouldnotbeartosituponthecoachandbespokento;thatIcoulddonothinghalfsogoodformyselfastiremyselfout.

           ItwaspastmidnightwhenIcrossedLondonBridge.PursuingthenarrowintricaciesofthestreetswhichatthattimetendedwestwardneartheMiddlesexshoreoftheriver,myreadiestaccesstotheTemplewasclosebytheriver-side,throughWhitefriars.Iwasnotexpectedtillto-morrow;butIhadmykeys,and,ifHerbertweregonetobed,couldgettobedmyselfwithoutdisturbinghim.

           AsitseldomhappenedthatIcameinatthatWhitefriarsgateaftertheTemplewasclosed,andasIwasverymuddyandweary,Ididnottakeitillthatthenight-porterexaminedmewithmuchattentionasheheldthegatealittlewayopenformetopassin.TohelphismemoryImentionedmyname.

           "Iwasnotquitesure,sir,butIthoughtso.Here’sanote,sir.Themessengerthatbroughtit,saidwouldyoubesogoodasreaditbymylantern?"

           Muchsurprisedbytherequest,Itookthenote.ItwasdirectedtoPhilipPip,Esquire,andonthetopofthesuperscriptionwerethewords,"PLEASEREADTHIS,HERE."Iopenedit,thewatchmanholdinguphislight,andreadinside,inWemmick’swriting

           "DON’TGOHOME."

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