Temat postu: collectinghimselfandshakingoffhisweak-
ness
immediatelysentofftoLondon.Mr.Hardingwhohadreally
beensomewhatsurprisedtofindDr.Grantlyashethoughtsomuchaf-
fectedwasrathertakenabackbuthemadenoobjection.Heknewthat
thearchdeaconhadsomehopeofsucceedingtohisfather'splace
though he by no means knew how highly raised that hope had been.
YessaidDr.Grantly [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],collectinghimselfandshakingoffhisweak-
ness [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],wemustsendamessageatonce;wedon'tknowwhatmightbe
the consequence of delay. Will you do it?'
I [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!Ohyes;certainly.I'lldoanythingonlyIdon'tknowexactlywhatit
is you want."
Dr.Grantlysatdownbeforeawriting-tableandtakingpenandink
wrote on a slip of paper as follows:—
By Electric Telegraph.
For the Earl of ––––Downing Streetor elsewhere.
The Bishop of Barchester is dead.
Message sent by the Rev. Septimus Harding.
Theresaidhe.Justtakethattothetelegraphofficeattherailway
stationandgiveitinasitis;they'llprobablymakeyoucopyitontoone
oftheirownslips;that'sallyou'llhavetodo;thenyou'llhavetopay
themhalfacrown.
Andthearchdeaconputhishandinhispocketand
pulled out the necessary sum.
Mr.Hardingfeltverymuchlikeanerrand-boyandalsofeltthathe
wascalledontoperformhisdutiesassuchatratheranunseemlytime
but he said nothingand took the slip of paper and the proffyilai:
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