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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