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Themanturnedandfacedhismaster。Hisaspectofdoggedcivilityhadneverbeenmoreapparent。
“Nowlisten，“Mr。Fentolinwenton。“Iwanttoremindyouofcertainthings，Meekins。Weareamongfriendshere-nosecrecy，youunderstand，oranythingofthatsort。Youneednotbeafraid！
Youknowhowyoucametome？YourememberthatlittleaffairofAnnaJayesinHartlepool？“
Thefaceofthemanwasfilledwithterror。Hebegantotremblewherehestood。Mr。Fentolinplayedforamomentwithhiscollar，asthoughhefoundittight。
“Suchachanceitwas，mydearMeekins，“Mr。Fentolincontinuedcheerfully，“whichbroughtmethatlittlescrapofknowledgeconcerningyou。Ithasboughtmethroughalltheseyearsagooddealoffaithfulservice。Iamnotungrateful，believeme。I
intendtoretainyouformybody-servantandtokeepmylipssealed，foragreatmanyyearstocome。NowrememberwhatIhavesaid。
Whenweleavethisplace，thatlittleepisodewillstealbackintoafarcornerofmymind。Ishall，inshort，forgetit。Ifwearecaughthereandinconveniencefollows，well，Icannotsay。Doyourbest，Meekins。Doalittlebetterthanyourbest。Youhavethereputationofbeingastrongman。Letusseeyoujustifyit。“
Themantookalongbreathandreturnedtohistask。Hisshouldersandarmswereuponthedoor。Hebegantostrain。Hegrewredintheface；theveinsacrosshisforeheadstoodout，blue，liketightly-drawnstring。Hiscomplexionbecamepurple。Throughhisopenmouthhisbreathcameinshortpants。Witheverymuscleofhisbodyandneckhestrainedandstrained。Thewoodworkgavealittle，butitneverevencracked。Withasobhesuddenlyalmostcollapsed。Mr。Fentolinlookedathim，frowning。
“Verygood-verygood，Meekins，“hesaid，“butnotquitegoodenough。Youareatrifleoutofpractice，perhaps。Takeyourbreath，taketime。Rememberthatyouhaveanotberchance。Iamnotangrywithyou，Meekins。Iknowtherearemanyenterprisesuponwhichonedoesnotsucceedthefirsttime。Getyourbreath；
thereisnohurry。Nexttimeyoutry，seethatyousucceed。Itisveryimportant，Meekins，foryouaswellasforus，thatyousucceed。“
Themanturneddoggedlybacktohistask。Theeyesofthethreemenwatchedhim-Mr。Dunsteronthebed；DoctorSarson，paleandgloomy，withsomethingoffearinhisdarkeyes；andMr。Fentolinhimself，whoseexpressionseemedtobeoneofpurelybenevolentandencouraginginterest。Oncemorethefaceofthemanbecamealmostunrecognisable。Therewasagreatcrack，thetrap-doorhadshifted。
Meekins，withalittlecry，reeledandsankbackwards。Mr。Fentolinclappedhishandslightly。
“Really，Meekins，“hedeclared，“IdonotknowwhenIhaveenjoy
