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Chapter 27. The Pupil of the Marshalsea

           For,donot,sir,’saidYoungJohn,‘donotbesobaseastodenythatdodgeyoudo,andthrownmebackuponmyselfyouhave!’

           Allamazement,Arthurgazedathimlikeonelost,onlysaying,‘Whatisit?Whatdoyoumean,John?’But,John,beinginthatstateofmindinwhichnothingwouldseemtobemoreimpossibletoacertainclassofpeoplethanthegivingofananswer,wentaheadblindly.

           ‘Ihadn’t,’Johndeclared,‘no,Ihadn’t,andIneverhadtheaudaciousnesstothink,Iamsure,thatallwasanythingbutlost.Ihadn’t,no,whyshouldIsayIhadn’tifIeverhad,anyhopethatitwaspossibletobesoblest,notafterthewordsthatpassed,notevenifbarriersinsurmountablehadnotbeenraised!ButisthatareasonwhyIamtohavenomemory,whyIamtohavenothoughts,whyIamtohavenosacredspots,noranything?’

           ‘Whatcanyoumean?’criedArthur.

           ‘It’sallverywelltotrampleonit,sir,’Johnwenton,scouringaveryprairieofwildwords,‘ifapersoncanmakeuphismindtobeguiltyoftheaction.It’sallverywelltotrampleonit,butit’sthere.Itmaybethatitcouldn’tbetrampleduponifitwasn’tthere.Butthatdoesn’tmakeitgentlemanly,thatdoesn’tmakeithonourable,thatdoesn’tjustifythrowingapersonbackuponhimselfafterhehasstruggledandstrivedoutofhimselflikeabutterfly.Theworldmaysneerataturnkey,buthe’saman—whenheisn’tawoman,whichamongfemalecriminalshe’sexpectedtobe.

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