the lodger-第40章

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〃Father；　I'm　engaged！　　Aren't　you　surprised？〃

〃Well；　what　do　you　think？〃　said　Bunting　fondly。　　Then　he　turned　round　and；　catching　hold　of　her　head；　gave　her　a　good；　hearty　kiss。

〃What'll　Old　Aunt　say；　I　wonder？〃　he　whispered。

〃Don't　you　worry　about　Old　Aunt；〃　exclaimed　his　wife　suddenly。　〃I'll　manage　Old　Aunt！　　I'll　go　down　and　see　her。　　She　and　I　have　always　got　on　pretty　comfortable　together；　as　you　knows　well；　Daisy。〃

〃Yes；〃　said　Daisy　a　little　wonderingly。　　〃I　know　you　have；　Ellen。〃

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Mr。　Sleuth　never　came　back；　and　at　last　after　many　days　and　many　nights　had　gone　by；　Mrs。　Bunting　left　off　listening　for　the　click　of　the　lock　which　she　at　once　hoped　and　feared　would　herald　her　lodger's　return。

As　suddenly　and　as　mysteriously　as　they　had　begun　the　〃Avenger〃　murders　stopped；　but　there　came　a　morning　in　the　early　spring　when　a　gardener；　working　in　the　Regent's　Park；　found　a　newspaper　in　which　was　wrapped；　together　with　a　half…worn　pair　of　rubber…soled　shoes；　a　long；　peculiarly　shaped　knife。　　The　fact；　though　of　considerable　interest　to　the　police；　was　not　chronicled　in　any　newspaper；　but　about　the　same　time　a　picturesque　little　paragraph　went　the　round　of　the　press　concerning　a　small　boxful　of　sovereigns　which　had　been　anonymously　forwarded　to　the　Governors　of　the　Foundling　Hospital。

Meanwhile　Mrs。　Bunting　had　been　as　good　as　her　word　about　〃Old　Aunt；〃　and　that　lady　had　received　the　wonderful　news　concerning　Daisy　in　a　more　philosophical　spirit　than　her　great…niece　had　expected　her　to　do。　　She　only　observed　that　it　was　odd　to　reflect　that　if　gentlefolks　leave　a　house　in　charge　of　the　police　a　burglary　is　pretty　sure　to　follow　…　a　remark　which　Daisy　resented　much　more　than　did　her　Joe。


Mr。　Bunting　and　his　Ellen　are　now　in　the　service　of　an　old　lady；　by　whom　they　are　feared　as　well　as　respected；　and　whom　they　　make　very　comfortable。







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