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CHAPTER II. MR. TEDDY HENFREY’S FIRSTIMPRESSIONShands of the clock, and the face, but extracted the works;and he tried to work in as slow and quiet and unassuminga manner as possible. He worked with the lamp closeto him, and the green shade threw a brilliant light uponhis hands, and upon the frame and wheels, and left therest of the room shadowy. When he looked up, colouredpatches swam in his eyes. Being constitutionally of a curiousnature, he had removed the works–a quite unnecessaryproceeding–with the idea of delaying his departureand perhaps falling into conversation with the stranger.But the stranger stood there, perfectly silent and still. Sostill, it got on Henfrey’s nerves. He felt alone in the roomand looked up, and there, grey and dim, was the bandagedhead and huge blue lenses staring fixedly, with amist of green spots drifting in front of them. It was souncanny to Henfrey that for a minute they remained staringblankly at one another. Then Henfrey looked downagain. Very uncomfortable position! One would like tosay something. Should he remark that the weather wasvery cold for the time of year?He looked up as if to take aim with that introductoryshot. "The weather–" he began."Why don’t you finish and go?" said the rigid figure,evidently in a state of painfully suppressed rage. "All22
CHAPTER II. MR. TEDDY HENFREY’S FIRSTIMPRESSIONSyou’ve got to do is to fix the hour-hand on its axle. You’resimply humbugging–""Certainly, sir–one minute more. I overlooked–" andMr. Henfrey finished and went.But he went feeling excessively annoyed. "Damn it!"said Mr. Henfrey to himself, trudging down the villagethrough the thawing snow; "a man must do a clock attimes, sure-ly."And again "Can’t a man look at you?–Ugly!"And yet again, "Seemingly not. If the police was wantingyou you couldn’t be more wropped and bandaged."At Gleeson’s corner he saw Hall, who had recentlymarried the stranger’s hostess at the "Coach and Horses,"and who now drove the Iping conveyance, when occasionalpeople required it, to Sidderbridge Junction, comingtowards him on his return from that place. Hall hadevidently been "stopping a bit" at Sidderbridge, to judgeby his driving. "’Ow do, Teddy?" he said, passing."You got a rum un up home!" said Teddy.Hall very sociably pulled up. "What’s that?" he asked."Rum-looking customer stopping at the ’Coach andHorses,’" said Teddy. "My sakes!"23
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CHAPTER II. MR. TEDDY HENFREY’S FIRST
IMPRESSIONS
you’ve got to do is to fix the hour-hand on its axle. You’re
simply humbugging–"
"Certainly, sir–one minute more. I overlooked–" and
Mr. Henfrey finished and went.
But he went feeling excessively annoyed. "Damn it!"
said Mr. Henfrey to himself, trudging down the village
through the thawing snow; "a man must do a clock at
times, sure-ly."
And again "Can’t a man look at you?–Ugly!"
And yet again, "Seemingly not. If the police was wanting
you you couldn’t be more wropped and bandaged."
At Gleeson’s corner he saw Hall, who had recently
married the stranger’s hostess at the "Coach and Horses,"
and who now drove the Iping conveyance, when occasional
people required it, to Sidderbridge Junction, coming
towards him on his return from that place. Hall had
evidently been "stopping a bit" at Sidderbridge, to judge
by his driving. "’Ow do, Teddy?" he said, passing.
"You got a rum un up home!" said Teddy.
Hall very sociably pulled up. "What’s that?" he asked.
"Rum-looking customer stopping at the ’Coach and
Horses,’" said Teddy. "My sakes!"
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