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Chapter 50

           Thatwasmadeapparentbyouravoidanceofthesubject,andbyouragreeingwithoutagreementtomakemyrecoveryoftheuseofmyhandsaquestionofsomanyhours,notofsomanyweeks.

           MyfirstquestionwhenIsawHerberthadbeenofcourse,whetherallwaswelldowntheriver?Asherepliedintheaffirmative,withperfectconfidenceandcheerfulness,wedidnotresumethesubjectuntilthedaywaswearingaway.Butthen,asHerbertchangedthebandages,morebythelightofthefirethanbytheouterlight,hewentbacktoitspontaneously.

           "IsatwithProvislastnight,Handel,twogoodhours."

           "WherewasClara?"

           "Dearlittlething!"saidHerbert."ShewasupanddownwithGruffandgrimalltheevening.Hewasperpetuallypeggingatthefloorthemomentshelefthissight.Idoubtifhecanholdoutlong,though.WhatwithrumandpepperandpepperandrumIshouldthinkhispeggingmustbenearlyover."

           "Andthenyouwillbemarried,Herbert?"

           "HowcanItakecareofthedearchildotherwise?Layyourarmoutuponthebackofthesofa,mydearboy,andI’llsitdownhere,andgetthebandageoffsograduallythatyoushallnotknowwhenitcomes.IwasspeakingofProvis.Doyouknow,Handel,heimproves?"

           "IsaidtoyouIthoughthewassoftenedwhenIlastsawhim."

           "Soyoudid.Andsoheis.Hewasverycommunicativelastnight,andtoldmemoreofhislife.

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