’Don’tsayso，’saidMrMeagles；’youdoyourselfaninjustice。
However，tocometothepoint。’Forhewassensibleofhavinggainednothingbyapproachingitinaroundaboutway。’IhaveheardfrommyfriendClennam，who，youwillbesorrytohear，hasbeenandstillisveryill——’
Hepausedagain，andagainshewassilent。
’——thatyouhadsomeknowledgeofoneBlandois，latelykilledinLondonbyaviolentaccident。Now，don’tmistakeme!Iknowitwasaslightknowledge，’saidMrMeagles，dexterouslyforestallinganangryinterruptionwhichhesawabouttobreak。’Iamfullyawareofthat。Itwasaslightknowledge，Iknow。Butthequestionis，’MrMeagles’svoiceherebecamecomfortableagain，’didhe，onhiswaytoEnglandlasttime，leaveaboxofpapers，orabundleofpapers，orsomepapersorotherinsomereceptacleorother——anypapers——withyou：beggingyoutoallowhimtoleavethemhereforashorttime，untilhewantedthem？’
’Thequestionis？’sherepeated。’Whosequestionis？’