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Chapter 23. Mistress Affery makes a Conditional Promise,

           

           ‘MycaseandFlintwinch’s,inrespectofthisotherman!Idaresaytheresemblanceisnotsoexact,though,asthatyourinformantbecameknowntoyouthroughaletterfromacorrespondentwithwhomhehaddepositedmoney?Howdoesthatpartoftheparallelstand?’

           Arthurhadnochoicebuttosaythathisinformanthadnotbecomeknowntohimthroughtheagencyofanysuchcredentials,orindeedofanycredentialsatall.MrsClennam’sattentivefrownexpandedbydegreesintoaseverelookoftriumph,andsheretortedwithemphasis,‘Takecarehowyoujudgeothers,then.Isaytoyou,Arthur,foryourgood,takecarehowyoujudge!’

           Heremphasishadbeenderivedfromhereyesquiteasmuchasfromthestressshelaiduponherwords.Shecontinuedtolookathim;andif,whenheenteredthehouse,hehadhadanylatenthopeofprevailingintheleastwithher,shenowlookeditoutofhisheart.

           ‘Mother,shallIdonothingtoassistyou?’

           ‘Nothing.’

           ‘Willyouentrustmewithnoconfidence,nocharge,noexplanation?Willyoutakenocounselwithme?Willyounotletmecomenearyou?’

           ‘Howcanyouaskme?Youseparatedyourselffrommyaffairs.Itwasnotmyact;itwasyours.Howcanyouconsistentlyaskmesuchaquestion?YouknowthatyouleftmetoFlintwinch,andthatheoccupiesyourplace.’

           GlancingatJeremiah,Clennamsawinhisverygaitersthathisattentionwascloselydirectedtothem,thoughhestoodleaningagainstthewallscrapinghisjaw,andpretendedtolistentoFloraassheheldforthinamostdistractingmanneronachaosofsubjects,inwhichmackerel,andMrF.

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