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Chapter 73

           ItwastruethattheassociationwiththismanhadbeenfataltohimtruethatifhehadhadthethousandpoundsstillinhishandswithallhisdebtsunpaidhewouldhavereturnedthemoneytoBulstrode,andtakenbeggaryratherthantherescuewhichhadbeensulliedwiththesuspicionofabribe(for,remember,hewasoneoftheproudestamongthesonsofmen)—nevertheless,hewouldnotturnawayfromthiscrushedfellow-mortalwhoseaidhehadused,andmakeapitifulefforttogetacquittalforhimselfbyhowlingagainstanother."IshalldoasIthinkright,andexplaintonobody.Theywilltrytostarvemeout,but—"hewasgoingonwithanobstinateresolve,buthewasgettingnearhome,andthethoughtofRosamondurgeditselfagainintothatchiefplacefromwhichithadbeenthrustbytheagonizedstrugglesofwoundedhonorandpride.

           HowwouldRosamondtakeitall?Herewasanotherweightofchaintodrag,andpoorLydgatewasinabadmoodforbearingherdumbmastery.Hehadnoimpulsetotellherthetroublewhichmustsoonbecommontothemboth.Hepreferredwaitingfortheincidentaldisclosurewhicheventsmustsoonbringabout.

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