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And then everybody knows that they never do agree about anything. But she certainly did implore me to go down to him. Well, I went down; and, as I got to the bottom of the stairs, where I found Jemima, I heard him walking up and down the parlour. "Take care of yourself, Mr Cradell," said the girl; and I could see by her face that she was in a terrible fright.
Amelia did tell me; only you won't mention it." "Of course, I won't." "She told me that Lupex sometimes was obliged to run away from her. He goes down to the theatre, and remains there two or three days at a time. Then she goes to fetch him, and there is no end of a row in the house." "The fact is, he drinks," said Cradell.
From which expression, and from the fact that Mrs Lupex depended greatly upon her stays and crinoline for such figure as she succeeded in displaying, it may, perhaps, be understood that Mr Cradell did not understand much about form. "It seems to me that her nose isn't quite straight," said Johnny Eames. Now, it undoubtedly was the fact that the nose on Mrs Lupex's face was a little awry.
Come, Cradell, what do you say? just a snug little dinner for four, you know." It was, no doubt, pleasant to see Mr Lupex in his present mood, much pleasanter than in that other mood of which blood would have been the consequence: but pleasant as he now was, it was, nevertheless, apparent that he was not quite sober.
I shall perhaps best describe a little incident that had occurred in Burton Crescent during the absence of our friend Eames, and the manner in which things were going on in that locality, by giving at length two letters which Johnny received by post at Guestwick on the morning after Mrs Dale's party. One was from his friend Cradell, and the other from the devoted Amelia.
After that, Cradell managed to carry back the conversation to Mrs Lupex and his own peculiar position, and as Eames did not care to ask from his companion further advice in his own matters, he listened nearly in silence till they reached Burton Crescent. "I hope you found the noble earl well," said Mrs Roper to him, as soon as they were all seated at dinner.
As he sat with Sir Raffle's notes before him, he thought almost with horror of the men and women in Burton Crescent. It was now about three years since he had first known Cradell, and he shuddered as he remembered how very poor a creature was he whom he had chosen for his bosom friend. He could not make for himself those excuses which we can make for him.
And then she liberated him; and the two strolled into the front sitting-room. "I declare, Mr Eames," said Mrs Lupex, "I'm glad you've come. Here's Mr Cradell does say such queer things." "Queer things!" said Cradell. "Now, Miss Spruce, I appeal to you Have I said any queer things?" "If you did, sir, I didn't notice them," said Miss Spruce. "I noticed them, then," said Mrs Lupex.
"Mr Cradell, I greatly rejoice that you did not obey my summons on that night. Had you done so, I confess it now, had you done so, blood would have been the consequence. I was mistaken. I acknowledge my mistake; but blood would have been the consequence." "Dear, dear, dear," said Miss Spruce. "Miss Spruce," continued Lupex, "there are moments when the heart becomes too strong for a man."
"Oh, Mr Cradell," said Mrs Lupex as soon as she had closed the door behind her retreating husband, "how am I ever to look you in the face again after the events of these last memorable days?" And then she seated herself on the sofa, and hid her face in a cambric handkerchief. "As for that," said Cradell, "what does it signify, among friends like us, you know?"
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