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           TonyWeevle(whoisofahigharistocraticturnandhasyourladyship’sportraitalwayshangingupinhisroom),IhavenowreasonsforanapprehensionastowhichIcometoputyourladyshipuponyourguard.First,willyourladyshipallowmetoaskyouwhetheryouhavehadanystrangevisitorsthismorning?Idon’tmeanfashionablevisitors,butsuchvisitors,forinstance,asMissBarbary’soldservant,orasapersonwithouttheuseofhislowerextremities,carriedupstairssimilarlytoaguy?""No!""ThenIassureyourladyshipthatsuchvisitorshavebeenhereandhavebeenreceivedhere.BecauseIsawthematthedoor,andwaitedatthecornerofthesquaretilltheycameout,andtookhalfanhour’sturnafterwardstoavoidthem.""WhathaveItodowiththat,orwhathaveyou?Idonotunderstandyou.Whatdoyoumean?""Yourladyship,Icometoputyouonyourguard.Theremaybenooccasionforit.Verywell.ThenIhaveonlydonemybesttokeepmypromisetoMissSummerson.Istronglysuspect(fromwhatSmallhasdropped,andfromwhatwehavecorkscrewedoutofhim)thatthoselettersIwastohavebroughttoyourladyshipwerenotdestroyedwhenIsupposedtheywere.Thatiftherewasanythingtobeblownupon,itISblownupon.ThatthevisitorsIhavealludedtohavebeenherethismorningtomakemoneyofit.Andthatthemoneyismade,ormaking."Mr.Guppypicksuphishatandrises."Yourladyship,youknowbestwhetherthere’sanythinginwhatIsayorwhetherthere’snothing.

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