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‘Andsoyouareresolvedtobemytravellingcompanionthismorning；eh？’saidthedoctor，asHarryMayliejoinedhimandOliveratthebreakfast-table。‘Why，youarenotinthesamemindorintentiontwohalf-hourstogether！’

‘Youwilltellmeadifferenttaleoneofthesedays，’saidHarry，colouringwithoutanyperceptiblereason。

‘IhopeImayhavegoodcausetodoso，’repliedMr。Losberne；‘thoughIconfessIdon'tthinkIshall。Butyesterdaymorningyouhadmadeupyourmind，inagreathurry，tostayhere，andtoaccompanyyourmother，likeadutifulson，tothesea-side。Beforenoon，youannouncethatyouaregoingtodomethehonourofaccompanyingmeasfarasIgo，onyourroadtoLondon。Andatnight，youurgeme，withgreatmystery，tostartbeforetheladiesarestirring；theconsequenceofwhichis，thatyoungOliverhereispinneddowntohisbreakfastwhenheoughttoberangingthemeadowsafterbotanicalphenomenaofallkinds。Toobad，isn'tit，Oliver？’

‘IshouldhavebeenverysorrynottohavebeenathomewhenyouandMr。Mayliewentaway，sir，’rejoinedOliver。

‘That'safinefellow，’saidthedoctor；‘youshallcomeandseemewhenyoureturn。But，tospeakseriously，Harry；hasanycommunicationfromthegreatnobsproducedthissuddenanxietyonyourparttobegone？’

‘Thegreatnobs，’repliedHarry，‘underwhichdesignation，Ipresume，youincludemymoststatelyuncle，havenotcommunicatedwithmeatall，sinceIhavebeenhere；nor，atthistimeoftheyear，isitlikelythatanythingwouldoccurtorendernecessarymyimmediateattendanceamongthem。’

‘Well，’saidthedoctor，‘youareaqueerfellow。ButofcoursetheywillgetyouintoparliamentattheelectionbeforeChristmas，andthesesuddenshiftingsandchangesarenobadpreparationforpoliticallife。There'ssomethinginthat。Goodtrainingisalwaysdesirable，whethertheracebeforplace，cup，orsweepstakes。’

HarryMaylielookedasifhecouldhavefollowedupthisshortdialoguebyoneortworemarksthatwouldhavestaggeredthedoctornotalittle；buthecontentedhimselfwithsaying，‘Weshallsee，’andpursuedthesubjectnofarther。Thepost-chaisedroveuptothedoorshortlyafterwards；andGilescominginfortheluggage，thegooddoctorbustledout，toseeitpacked。

‘Oliver，’saidHarryMaylie，inalowvoice，‘letmespeakawordwithyou。’

Oliverwalkedintothewindow-recesstowhichMr。Mayliebeckonedhim；muchsurprisedatthemixtureofsadnessandboisterousspirits，whichhiswholebehaviourdisplayed。

‘Youcanwritewellnow？’saidHarry，layinghishanduponhisarm。

‘Ihopeso，sir，’repliedOliver。

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