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It had nothing to do with him , he said , and he washed his hands of it -- a conclusion highly satisfactory to Miss Vickers , who had feared that she would have had to have dropped for a time her visits to Mr. Tasker . A slight change in the household occurring at this time helped to divert the captain 's thoughts . Mr. Tasker while chopping wood happened to chop his knee by mistake , and , as he did everything with great thoroughness , injured himself so badly that he had to be removed to his home . He was taken away at ten in the morning , and at a quarter-past eleven Selina Vickers , in a large apron and her sleeves rolled up over her elbows , was blacking the kitchen stove and throwing occasional replies to the objecting captain over her shoulder . `` I promised Joseph , '' she said , sharply , `` and I do n't break my promises for nobody . He was worrying about what you 'd do all alone , and I told him I 'd come . '' Captain Bowers looked at her helplessly .