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eyes that I had last seen through            the hole in the curtain�� with calm and 

condescending   dignity�察   �like        a   being   of   another   sphere�察─  �as   I   heard   a 

sentimental voice        ejaculate behind me。 

     ;That's     not   Signor    Brunoni� ─     �said   Miss    Pole    decidedly�察    �and   so 

audibly that I am sure he heard�察�for he glanced down over his                       flowing 

beard at our party with an air of mute reproach。                 ;Signor      Brunoni had 

no   beard   ´   but   perhaps   he'll   come   soon。;    So   she   lulled    herself   into 

patience。     Meanwhile�察  �Miss   Matty   had   reconnoitred            through   her   eye´ 

glass�察�wiped it�察�and looked again。             Then she turned         round�察�and said to 

me�察�in a kind�察�mild�察�sorrowful tone ´ 



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     ;You see�察�my dear�察�turbans ARE worn。; 

     But we had no time for more conversation。                The Grand Turk�察�as Miss 

Pole chose to call him�察�arose and announced himself as Signor                   Brunoni。 

     ;I don't believe him� ─�exclaimed Miss Pole�察�in a defiant manner。                    He 

looked      at   her   again�察   �with    the   same     dignified     upbraiding     in   his 

countenance。         ;I    don't� ─   �she   repeated     more     positively    than    ever。 

;Signor Brunoni had not got that muffy sort of thing about his                    chin�察�but 

looked like a close´shaved Christian gentleman。; 

     Miss   Pole's   energetic   speeches   had   the   good   effect   of   wakening   up 

Mrs     Jamieson�察    �who     opened     her  eyes    wide�察   �in  sign   of   the   deepest 

attention   ´   a   proceeding   which   silenced   Miss   Pole   and   encouraged       the 

Grand Turk to proceed�察�which he did in very broken English ´ so                     broken 

that   there   was   no   cohesion   between   the   parts   of   his  sentences�察  �a   fact 

which      he  himself     perceived     at  last�察 �and   so   left   off   speaking     and 

proceeded to action。 

     Now     we    WERE      astonished。     How      he   did   his  tricks  I  could    not 

imagine�察     �no�察�not even when Miss Pole pulled out her pieces of paper and 

began reading aloud ´ or at least in a very audible whisper ´ the                  separate 

;receipts;   for   the   most   common   of   his   tricks。     If   ever   I saw   a   man 

frown and look enraged�察�I saw the Grand Turk frown at                     Miss Pole�察�but�察�

as   she   said�察  �what    could    be  expected     but   unchristian     looks     from    a 

Mussulman�拭        �If Miss Pole were sceptical�察�and more             engrossed with her 

receipts and diagrams than with his tricks�察�Miss              Matty and Mrs Forrester 

were mystified and perplexed to the highest              degree。     Mrs Jamieson kept 

taking    her   spectacles    off  and   wiping     them�察   �as   if  she  thought    it  was 

something   defective   in   them   which         made   the   legerdemain�察  �and   Lady 

Glenmire�察  �who   had   seen   many   curious         sights   in   Edinburgh�察  �was   very 

much struck with the tricks�察�and            would not at all agree with Miss Pole�察�

who declared that anybody            could do them with a little practice�察�and that 

she would�察�herself�察       �undertake to do all he did�察�with two hours given to 

study the     Encyclopaedia and make her third finger flexible。 

     At   last   Miss   Matty  and Mrs   Forrester   became   perfectly  awestricken。 

They   whispered   together。        I   sat   just   behind   them�察  �so   I   could   not help 

hearing what they were saying。            Miss Matty asked Mrs Forrester             ;if she 



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thought it was quite right to have come to see such things�拭                   �She could 

not help fearing they were lending encouragement to                 something that was 

not    quite;   ´  A   little  shake    of  the  head    filled   up    the  blank。    Mrs 

Forrester   replied�察  �that   the   same   thought had     crossed   her   mind�察  �she   too 

was feeling very uncomfortable�察�it was so              very strange。      She was quite 

certain   that   it   was   her   pocket´   handkerchief   which   was   in   that   loaf   just 

now�察  �and   it   had   been   in her   own   hand   not   five   minutes   before。    She 

wondered who had           furnished the bread�拭        �She was sure it could not be 

Dakin�察�because        he was the churchwarden。            Suddenly Miss Matty half´ 

turned towards       me ´ 

     ;Will you look�察�my dear ´ you are a stranger in the town�察�and it                won't 

give rise to unpleasant reports ´ will you just look round                 and see if the 

rector   is   here�拭 �If   he   is�察  �I   think   we   may   conclude that   this   wonderful 

man is sanctioned by  the Church�察 �and that   will             be a great relief   to   my 

mind。 

     I looked�察�and I saw the tall�察�thin�察�dry�察�dusty rector�察�sitting           surrounded 

by   National   School   boys�察  �guarded   by   troops   of   his   own    sex   from   any 

approach of the many Cranford spinsters。               His kind      face was all agape 

with broad smiles�察�and the boys around him were                  in chinks of laughing。 

I told Miss Matty that the Church was               smiling approval�察�which set her 

mind at ease。 

     I have never named Mr Hayter�察�the rector�察�because I�察�as a well´to´ do 

and happy young woman�察�never came in contact with him。                       He was      an 

old bachelor�察 �but   as   afraid   of   matrimonial   reports   getting     abroad about 

him as any girl of eighteen�此�and he would rush into a                shop or dive down 

an entry�察�sooner than encounter any of the              Cranford ladies in the street�察�

and�察�as for the Preference parties�察         �I did not wonder at his not accepting 

invitations to them。        To tell    the truth�察�I always suspected Miss Pole of 

having given   very       vigorous   chase   to   Mr   Hayter   when   he   first   came   to 

Cranford�察�and not        the less�察�because now she appeared to share so vividly 

in his dread      lest her name should ever be coupled with his。                He found 

all his    interests among the poor and helpless�察�he had treated the National 

School boys this very night to the performance�察�and virtue was for                    once 

its own reward�察�for they guarded him right and left�察�and clung                 round him 



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as if he had been the queen´bee and they the swarm。              He     felt so safe in 

their environment that he could even afford to give              our party a bow as 

we    filed  out。  Miss    Pole   ignored    his  presence�察   �and   pretended    to  be 

absorbed in convincing us that we had been               cheated�察�and had not seen 

Signor Brunoni after all。 



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              CHAPTER X ´ THE PANIC 



     I THINK a series of circumstances dated from Signor Brunoni's visit 

to Cranford�察�which seemed at the time connected in our minds with                      him�察�

though I don't know that he had anything really to do with                 them。     All at 

once all sorts of uncomfortable rumours got afloat in                 the town。      There 

were   one   or   two   robberies   ´   real   BONA  FIDE      robberies�察  �men   had   up 

before the magistrates and committed for              trial ´ and that seemed to make 

us   all   afraid   of   being   robbed�察  �and for   a   long   time�察  �at   Miss   Matty's�察  �I 

know�察�we used to make a regular              expedition all round the kitchens and 

cellars every night�察�Miss         Matty leading the way�察�armed with the poker�察�I 

following   with   the     hearth´brush�察  �and   Martha   carrying   the   shovel   and 

fire´irons with      which to   sound   the  alarm�察  �and by  the  accidental   hitting 

together     of   them     she   often   frightened     us  so   much     that  we    bolted 

ourselves   up�察    �all   three   together�察  �in   the   back´kitchen�察  �or   store´room�察  �or 

wherever       we    happened      to  be�察 �till�察 �when    our  affright   was    over�察  �we 

recollected      ourselves and set out afresh with double valiance。                By day 

we   heard     strange   stories   from   the   shopkeepers   and   cottagers�察  �of   carts 

that    went   about   in   the   dead   of   night�察  �drawn   by   horses   shod   with   felt�察�

and guarded by men in dark clothes�察�going round the town�察�no doubt                        in 

search of some unwatched house or some unfastened door。 

     Miss     Pole�察  �who    affected   great   bravery    herself�察  �was    the  principal 

person to collect and arrange these reports so as to make them                     assume 

their most fearful aspect。         But we discovered that she had             begged one 

of Mr Hoggins's worn´out hats to hang up in her lobby�察                �and we ��at least I�� 

had doubts as to whether she really would enjoy                  the little adventure of 

having her house broken into�察�as she             protested she should。        Miss Matty 

made     no   secret   of  being    an   arrant   coward�察     �but   she   went   regularly 

through   her   housekeeper's   duty   of      inspection   ´   only   the   hour   for   this 

became earlier and earlier�察        �till at last we went the rounds at half´past six

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