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It seemed to Connie that the request was reasonable, especially considering the relationship between Marrable and Nita, so that she was pleased to agree. Then a little later on the two parted and on the following morning Hugh got into his car and went as far as Uppertons with the intention of having a confidential talk with Jimmy Marrable. He found the latter in the eccentric Wimpole's cottage and took him outside when they could be free from listeners.
And here Hugh told his friend all that had happened the previous day. Jimmy Marrable listened with something more than astonishment until the story was finished and then turned to Gaskell with a question in his eyes.