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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Heturnedituponheragain,butsheremainedsteadyatthepointtowhichshehadfixedherself.Hegotoffthetable,placedachairnearthesofa,satdowninit,andleanedanarmuponthesofaclosetoherown,whichhetouchedwithhishand.Herfacewaseverfrowning,attentive,andsettled.

           ‘Itisyourpleasurethen,madame,thatIshallrelateamorseloffamilyhistoryinthislittlefamilysociety,’saidRigaud,withawarningplayofhislithefingersonherarm.‘Iamsomethingofadoctor.Letmetouchyourpulse.’

           Shesufferedhimtotakeherwristinhishand.Holdingit,heproceededtosay:

           ‘Ahistoryofastrangemarriage,andastrangemother,andarevenge,andasuppression.—Aye,aye,aye?thispulseisbeatingcuriously!ItappearstomethatitdoubleswhileItouchit.Arethesetheusualchangesofyourmalady,madame?’

           Therewasastruggleinhermaimedarmasshetwisteditaway,buttherewasnoneinherface.Onhisfacetherewashisownsmile.

           ‘Ihavelivedanadventurouslife.Iamanadventurouscharacter.Ihaveknownmanyadventurers;interestingspirits—amiablesociety!TooneofthemIowemyknowledgeandmyproofs—Irepeatit,estimablelady—proofs—oftheravishinglittlefamilyhistoryIgotocommence.Youwillbecharmedwithit.But,bah!Iforget.Oneshouldnameahistory.ShallInameitthehistoryofahouse?But,bah,again.Therearesomanyhouses.

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