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gentleman,and,withafairseavoyage,andafairlandjourney,you
willbesoonathisdearside.”
Sherepeatedinthesametone,sunktoawhisper,“Ihavebeen
free,Ihavebeenhappy,yethisGhosthasneverhauntedme!”
“Onlyonethingmore,”saidMr.Lorry,layingstressuponitasa
wholesomemeansofenforcingherattention:“hehasbeenfound
underanothernamehisown,longforgottenorlongconcealed.It
wouldbeworsethanuselessnowtoinquirewhichworsethan
uselesstoseektoknowwhetherhehasbeenforyearsoverlooked,
oralwaysdesignedlyheldprisoner.Itwouldbeworsethanuseless
nowtomakeanyinquiries,becauseitwouldbedangerous.Better
nottomentionthesubject,anywhereorinanyway,andtoremove
himforawhileatalleventsoutofFrance.EvenI,safeasan
Englishman,andevenTellson’s,importantastheyaretoFrench
credit,avoidallnamingofthematter.Icarryaboutme,nota
scrapofwritingopenlyreferringtoit.Thisisasecretservice
altogeth