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Why did n't you tell me you could act like that ? '' Mr. Henshaw remarked modestly that he had not been aware of it himself , and , taking a more hopeful view of the situation , whispered himself into such a state of hoarseness that another visit for refreshment became absolutely necessary . `` Keep your ` art up and practise , '' said Mr. Stokes , as he shook hands with him some time later . `` And if you can manage it , get off at four o'clock to-morrow and we 'll go round to see her while she thinks you 're still at work . '' -LSB- Illustration : '' ` And what about my voice ? ' he demanded . '' -RSB- Mr. Henshaw complimented him upon his artfulness , and , with some confidence in a man of such resource , walked home in a more cheerful frame of mind .