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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Quick!Cometotheinclination,andIknowwhattodo.’

           Shewasnoquicker,andnoslower,inherreply.‘Itwouldseemthatyouhaveobtainedpossessionofapaper—orofpapers—whichIassuredlyhavetheinclinationtorecover.’

           Rigaud,withaloudlaugh,drummedhisheelsagainstthetable,andchinkedhismoney.‘Ithinkso!Ibelieveyouthere!’

           ‘Thepapermightbeworth,tome,asumofmoney.Icannotsayhowmuch,orhowlittle.’

           ‘WhattheDevil!’heaskedsavagely.‘Notafteraweek’sgracetoconsider?’

           ‘No!Iwillnotoutofmyscantymeans—forItellyouagain,wearepoorhere,andnotrich—IwillnotofferanypriceforapowerthatIdonotknowtheworstandthefullestextentof.Thisisthethirdtimeofyourhintingandthreatening.Youmustspeakexplicitly,oryoumaygowhereyouwill,anddowhatyouwill.Itisbettertobetorntopiecesataspring,thantobeamouseatthecapriceofsuchacat.’

           Helookedathersohardwiththoseeyestooneartogetherthatthesinistersightofeach,crossingthatoftheother,seemedtomakethebridgeofhishookednosecrooked.Afteralongsurvey,hesaid,withthefurthersettingoffofhisinternalsmile:

           ‘Youareaboldwoman!’

           ‘Iamaresolvedwoman.’

           ‘Youalwayswere.What?Shealwayswas;isitnotso,mylittleFlintwinch?’

           ‘Flintwinch,saynothingtohim.Itisforhimtosay,hereandnow,allhecan;ortogohence,anddoallhecan.Youknowthistobeourdetermination.Leavehimtohisactiononit.’

           Shedidnotshrinkunderhisevilleer,oravoidit.

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