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A jury must judge; but, as a lawyer, I should say that the burden of disproof lies with Mr Crawley." "Did you find out anything, Mr Walker," said Toogood, "about the man who drove Mr Soames that day?" "No, nothing." "The trap was from 'The Dragon' at Barchester, I think?" "Yes, from 'The Dragon of Wantly'." "A respectable sort of house?" "Pretty well for that, I believe.
There's nothing I hate so much as letter-writing; just tell him that I called, and that I shall be much obliged if he can meet me at the Dragon of Wantly say at two to-morrow. I will go down by the express."
On the next day at two o'clock punctually, Mark Robarts was at the "Dragon of Wantly," walking up and down the very room in which the party had breakfasted after Harold Smith's lecture, and waiting for the arrival of Mr. Sowerby. He had been very well able to divine what was the business on which his friend wished to see him, and he had been rather glad than otherwise to receive the summons.
If there are enough of such at Barchester to send him to Parliament, the city in which I was born must be very much altered since I was a young man." And so finishing his speech, Sir Roger retired within, and recruited himself in the usual manner. Such was the flood of eloquence at the Dragon of Wantly.
Mr Toogood was still of the opinion that with due diligence something might yet be learned as to the cheque by inquiry among the denizens of "The Dragon of Wantly"; and his opinion to this effect was stronger than ever when he learned from Mr Walker that the "Dragon of Wantly" belonged to Mrs Arabin.
Sowerby called an arrangement, but persisted that he would remain at home at Framley, and that any one who had a claim upon him might take legal steps. "I shall do nothing myself," he said; "but if proceedings against me be taken, I shall prove that I have never had a shilling of the money." And in this resolution he quitted the Dragon of Wantly. Mr.
Mr Toogood at "The Dragon of Wantly" In accordance with his arrangement with Mr Walker, Mr Toogood went over to Barchester early in the morning and put himself up at "The Dragon of Wantly". He now knew the following facts: that Mr Soames, when he lost the cheque, had had with him one of the servants from that inn, that the man who had been with Mr Soames had gone to New Zealand, that the cheque had found its way into the hands of Mrs Arabin, and that Mrs Arabin was the owner of the inn in question.
"If that's the way things are going on I suppose the servants leave their places pretty often?" "I don't know about that, sir. A man may do a deal worse than 'The Dragon of Wantly'. Them as goes away to better themselves, often worses themselves, as I call it. I've seen a good deal of that." "And you stick to the old shop?" "Yes, sir; I've been here fifteen years, I think it is.
Mr Toogood paid another visit to Barsetshire, in order that he might get a little further information which he thought would be necessary before despatching his nephew upon the traces of Dean Arabin and his wife. He went down to Barchester after his work was over by an evening train, and put himself up at "The Dragon of Wantly", intending to have the whole of the next day for his work.
The waiter with the dirty napkin stood at the door and bowed, thinking perhaps that as the Proudie party was going down in Barchester, it might be as well to be civil to Mr Toogood. The days of the Stringers were probably drawing to a close at the "The Dragon of Wantly", and there was no knowing who might be the new landlord.
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