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Chapter 65

           ‘Howdidyoucomehere?’

           ‘Igotinbehind,’repliedtheMarchioness.‘Ohpleasedriveon,sirdon’tstopandgotowardstheCity,willyou?Andohdopleasemakehaste,becauseit’sofconsequence.There’ssomebodywantstoseeyouthere.Hesentmetosaywouldyoucomedirectly,andthatheknowedallaboutKit,andcouldsavehimyet,andprovehisinnocence.’

           ‘Whatdoyoutellme,child?’

           ‘Thetruth,uponmywordandhonourIdo.Butpleasetodriveonquick,please!I’vebeensuchatimegone,he’llthinkI’mlost.’

           MrAbelinvoluntarilyurgedtheponyforward.Thepony,impelledbysomesecretsympathyorsomenewcaprice,burstintoagreatpace,andneitherslackenedit,norindulgedinanyeccentricperformances,untiltheyarrivedatthedoorofMrSwiveller’slodging,where,marvelloustorelate,heconsentedtostopwhenMrAbelcheckedhim.

           ‘See!It’stheroomupthere,’saidtheMarchioness,pointingtoonewheretherewasafaintlight.‘Come!’

           MrAbel,whowasoneofthesimplestandmostretiringcreaturesinexistence,andnaturallytimidwithal,hesitated;forhehadheardofpeoplebeingdecoyedintostrangeplacestoberobbedandmurdered,undercircumstancesverylikethepresent,and,foranythingheknewtothecontrary,byguidesveryliketheMarchioness.HisregardforKit,however,overcameeveryotherconsideration.So,entrustingWhiskertothechargeofamanwhowaslingeringhardbyinexpectationofthejob,hesufferedhiscompaniontotakehishand,andtoleadhimupthedarkandnarrowstairs.

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