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again？



〃Does　any　one　know　of　this　besides　yourself？〃　asked　the　Canon。



〃Not　a　livin'　soul；〃　replied　Mr。　Peters；　〃as　yet。〃



〃I　thinkI　think；　Mr。　Peters；〃　said　the　Canon；　〃that　we　may　be　able

to　extend　your　lease　to　twenty…one　years。〃



〃Thank　you　kindly；　sir；〃　said　the　landlord；　and　departed。　　Next

morning　the　Canon　waited　on　the　Bishop　and　laid　the　bag　before　him。



〃Oh；〃　said　the　Bishop　cheerfully；　〃he's　sent　it　back　by　you；　has　he？〃



〃He　has；　sir；〃　replied　the　Canon；　〃and　thankful　I　am　that　it　was　to

me　he　brought　it。　　It　is　right；〃　continued　the　Canon；　〃that　I　should

inform　your　lordship　that　I　am　aware　of　the　circumstances　under　which

it　left　your　hands。〃



The　Canon's　eye　was　severe；　and　the　Bishop　laughed　uneasily。



〃I　suppose　it　wasn't　quite　the　thing　for　me　to　do；〃　he　answered

apologetically；　〃but　there；　all's　well　that　ends　well；〃　and　the

Bishop　laughed。



This　stung　the　Canon。　　〃Oh；　sir；〃　he　exclaimed；　with　a　burst　of

fervour；　〃in　Heaven's　namefor　the　sake　of　our　Church；　let　me

entreatlet　me　pray　you　never　to　let　such　a　thing　occur　again。〃



The　Bishop　turned　upon　him　angrily。



〃Why；　what　a　fuss　you　make　about　a　little　thing！〃　he　cried；　then；

seeing　the　look　of　agony　upon　the　other's　face；　he　paused。



〃How　did　you　get　that　bag？〃　he　asked。



〃The　landlord　of　the　Cross　Keys　brought　it　me；〃　answered　the　Canon；

〃you　left　it　there　last　night。〃



The　Bishop　gave　a　gasp；　and　sat　down　heavily。　　When　he　recovered　his

breath；　he　told　the　Canon　the　real　history　of　the　case；　and　the　Canon

is　still　trying　to　believe　it。









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