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第22章 法官的房子7（第2页）
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Malcolmsonwithabrightsmileheldouthishand。
"Shake!AstheysayinAmerica，
"hesaid。
"ImustthankyouforyourkindnessandMrs。Withamtoo，andyourkindnessdeservesareturnonmyart。Iromisetotakenomorestrongtea—noteaatalltillyouletme—andIshallgotobedtonightatoneoclockatlatest。Willthatdo?
"
"Caital，
"saidthedoctor。
"Nowtellusallthatyounoticedintheoldhouse，
"andsoMalcolmsonthenandtheretoldinminutedetailallthathadhaenedinthelasttwonights。HewasinterrutedeverynowandthenbysomeexclamationfromMrs。Witham，tillfinallywhenhetoldoftheeisodeoftheBiblethelandladysent-uemotionsfoundventinashriek;anditwasnottillastiffglassofbrandyandwaterhadbeenadministeredthatshegrewcomosedagain。Dr。Thornhilllistenedwithafaceofgrowinggravity，andwhenthenarrativewascomleteandMrs。Withamhadbeenrestoredheasked:
"Theratalwayswentutheroeofthealarmbell?
"
"Always。
"
"Isuoseyouknow，
"saidthedoctorafteraause，
"whattheroeis?
"
"No!
"
"Itis，
"saidthedoctorslowly，
"theveryroewhichthehangmanusedforallthevictimsoftheJudgesjudicialrancour!
"HerehewasinterrutedbyanotherscreamfromMrs。Witham，andsteshadtobetakenforherrecovery。Malcolmsonhavinglookedathiswatch，andfoundthatitwasclosetohisdinnerhour，hadgonehomebeforehercomleterecovery。
