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Mr. Pawle, after a glance at Viner which seemed to be full of many meanings, bent forward in his chair and laid a hand on the old landlady's arm.
"Now, have you said as much as that to anybody before? " he asked, eking her significantly. "Have you mentioned it to your neighbours, for instance, or to any one in the town?"