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The Ghost’s Walk

           "It’stwoyoungmeninagig,ma’am,whowanttoseethehouseyes,andifyouplease,Itoldthemso!"inquickreplytoagestureofdissentfromthehousekeeper."Iwenttothehall-doorandtoldthemitwasthewrongdayandthewronghour,buttheyoungmanwhowasdrivingtookoffhishatinthewetandbeggedmetobringthiscardtoyou.""Readit,mydearWatt,"saysthehousekeeper.Rosaissoshyasshegivesittohimthattheydropitbetweenthemandalmostknocktheirforeheadstogetherastheypickitup.Rosaisshyerthanbefore."Mr.Guppy"isalltheinformationthecardyields."Guppy!"repeatsMrs.Rouncewell,"MR.Guppy!Nonsense,Ineverheardofhim!""Ifyouplease,hetoldMEthat!"saysRosa."ButhesaidthatheandtheotheryounggentlemancamefromLondononlylastnightbythemail,onbusinessatthemagistrates’meeting,tenmilesoff,thismorning,andthatastheirbusinesswassoonover,andtheyhadheardagreatdealsaidofChesneyWold,andreallydidn’tknowwhattodowiththemselves,theyhadcomethroughthewettoseeit.Theyarelawyers.HesaysheisnotinMr.Tulkinghorn’soffice,butheissurehemaymakeuseofMr.Tulkinghorn’snameifnecessary."Finding,nowsheleavesoff,thatshehasbeenmakingquitealongspeech,Rosaisshyerthanever.Now,Mr.Tulkinghornis,inamanner,partandparceloftheplace,andbesides,issupposedtohavemadeMrs.Rouncewell’swill.Theoldladyrelaxes,consentstotheadmissionofthevisitorsasafavour,anddismissesRosa.

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