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This hoarse babel ended suddenly as, opening the door, Anthony strode in, his whole person and attitude suggestive of that air I have already mentioned as one of polite ferocity. "Aha!" said he, feet wide-planted, Captain Danby's stout cane bending in his powerful hands. "How far is it to Sevenoaks, pray?" "Better nor seven mile!" answered the surly landlord, setting down his spirit-glass.
The fixtures that held it on won't bother me much. "Neither will the spirit-glass on top. The main thing is that the telescope itself seems to be still intact. Now we'll see." Speaking, he dusted off the eye-piece and the objective with a bit of rag from his coat-sleeve. Beatrice noted that the brass tubes were all eaten and pitted with verdigris, but they still held firmly.
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