The lady, Mrs. Tupp remembers, spoke in a husky
voice, the result, as the young lady explained with a pleasant
laugh, of having passed the night wandering about Ham Common, she
having been misdirected the previous evening by a fool of a railway
porter, and not wishing to disturb the neighbourhood by waking
people up at two o'clock in the morning, which, in Mrs. Tupp's
opinion, was sensible of her.
Mrs. Tupp describes the young lady as of agreeable manners, but
looking, naturally, a bit washed out. The lady asked for Mr. Tupp,
explaining that a friend of his was in trouble, which did not in the
least surprise Mrs. Tupp, she herself not holding with Socialists
and such like. Mr. Tupp, on being informed, dressed hastily and
went downstairs, and he and the young lady left the house together.
Mr. Tupp, on being questioned as to the name of his friend, had
called up that it was no one Mrs. Tupp would know, a Mr. Quince--it
may have been Quincey.
Mrs. Tupp is aware that Mr. Parable is also a Socialist, and is
acquainted with the saying about thieves hanging together. But has
worked for Mr. Parable for years and has always found him a most
satisfactory client; and, Mr. Tupp appearing at this point, our
representative thanked Mrs. Tupp for her information and took his
departure.
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