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Curlydown had taken upon himself of late to ridicule the envelopes, and had become almost an anti-Caldigatite. Bagwax vouchsafed to make him no reply. On the previous afternoon he had declared his purpose of going at once to Sir John, and had written, as Curlydown well knew, a letter to Sir John's clerk to make an appointment.
'There are a dozen stamps in use at the Sydney office, said Curlydown. 'Perhaps so; or, at any rate, three or four. But I can trace as well as possible the times at which new stamps were supplied. Look here. Then he threw himself over the multitude of envelopes, all of which had been carefully arranged as to dates, and began to point out the periods.
'There's nothing else for me to do. This was all as it should be, and would have been regarded a day or two ago by Curlydown as simple justice. There had been quite enough of that pottering over an old envelope, to the manifest inconvenience of himself and others. But now the matter was altered.
It was all explained to me not long ago. Now the postmark is dated '73. There was an air of triumph about Bagwax as he said this which almost drove Curlydown back to hostility. But he checked himself merely shaking his head, and continued to look at the stamp. 'What do you think of that? asked Bagwax. 'You'd have to prove it. 'Of course I should.
There were many tears shed on the occasion at Apricot Villa. Jemima Curlydown thought that she also should be allowed to see Sydney, and was in favour of an immediate marriage with this object. But Bagwax felt that the boisterous ocean might be unpropitious to the delights of a honeymoon; and Mr. Curlydown reminded his daughter of all the furniture which would thus be lost.
'I fear it wouldn't satisfy the ignorant, said Bagwax, thinking of his projected journey to Sydney. 'Proof is proof, said Curlydown. 'I don't think you'll ever get him out. The time has gone by. But you may do just as much here as there. 'I'm sure we shall get him out. I'll never rest in my bed till we have got him out. 'Mr.
It might be me as was in prison, and Jemima who was told that I had a wife in Australia. Since I've looked at it in that light I've been more determined than ever to go to Sir John Joram's chambers on Monday. Good-night, Mr. Curlydown. I am very glad you asked me down to the cottage to-day; more glad than anything.
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