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He was the only one that was curious about Mr Tebrick: he made him take out his watch, put his ear to it, considered it and wrinkled up his brows in perplexity On the next visit it was the saain think over it But clever as he was, little Selwyn could never understand it, and if hisabout watches it was a subject which she never attempted to explain to her children
One day Mr Tebrick left the earth as usual and ran down the slope to the road, when he was surprised to find a carriage waiting before his house and a coachate Mr Tebrick went in and found that his visitor aiting for hih the Rev Canon Fox did not recognise him imyood deal, at the dirty and disorderly roo room it was evident that it had been unused for several months, the dust lay so thickly on all the furniture
After some conversation on indifferent topics Canon Fox said to him: "I have called really to ask about my niece"
Mr Tebrick was silent for some time and then said: "She is quite happy now"
"Ah--indeed I have heard she is not living with you any longer"
"No She is not living with me She is not far away I see her every day now"
"Indeed Where does she live?"
"In the woods with her children I ought to tell you that she has changed her shape She is a fox"
The Rev Canon Fox got up; he was alar Mr Tebrick said confirmed what he had been led to expect he would find at Rylands When he was outside, however, he asked Mr Tebrick: "You don't have many visitors now, eh?"
"No--I never see anyone if I can avoid it You are the first person I have spoken to for ht, too, my dear fellow I quite understand--in the circuot into his carriage and drove away
"At any rate," he said to himself, "there will be no scandal" He was relieved also because Mr Tebrick had said nothing about going abroad to disseminate the Gospel Canon Fox had been alarht that it was always better to let things be, and never to refer to anything unpleasant He did not at all want to recommend Mr Tebrick to the Bible Society if he were mad His eccentricities would never be noticed at Stokoe Besides that, Mr Tebrick had said he was happy