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ty. It matters very little now. Neither of the three served or
saved me. I have the honour to attend court regularly. With
my documents. I expect a judgment. Shortly. On the Day of
Judgment. I have discovered that the sixth seal mentioned
in the Revelations is the Great Seal. It has been open a long
time! Pray accept my blessing.’
As Ada was a little frightened, I said, to humour the poor
old lady, that we were much obliged to her.
‘Ye-es!’ she said mincingly. ‘I imagine so. And here is
Conversation Kenge. With HIS documents! How does your
honourable worship do?’
‘Quite well, quite well! Now don’t be troublesome, that’s
a good soul!’ said Mr. Kenge, leading the way back.
‘By no means,’ said the poor old lady, keeping up with
Ada and me. ‘Anything but troublesome. I shall confer es-
tates on both—which is not being troublesome, I trust? I
expect a judgment. Shortly. On the Day of Judgment. This is
a good omen for you. Accept my blessing!’
She stopped at the bottom of the steep, broad flight of
stairs; but we looked back as we went up, and she was still
there, saying, still with a curtsy and a smile between ev-
ery little sentence, ‘Youth. And hope. And beauty. And
Chancery. And Conversation Kenge! Ha! Pray accept my
blessing!’

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