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`` You 'll see to it , of course , '' said Northwick . `` I 'm going away in the morning , and I do n't know just how long I shall be gone . '' Northwick satisfied his mechanical scruple against telling a lie by this formula ; and in its shelter he went on to give Elbridge instructions about the management of the place in his absence . He took some money from his pocket-book and handed it to him for certain expenses , and then he said , `` I want to take the five o'clock train , that reaches Ponkwasset at nine . You can drive me up with the black mare . '' `` All right , '' said Elbridge ; but his tone expressed a shadow of reluctance that did not escape Northwick . `` Anything the matter ? ''