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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Sinceitmustbeseen,IwillhaveitseenbythelightIstoodin.Notanotherword.Hearme!’

           ‘UnlessyouareamoreobstinateandmorepersistingwomanthanevenIknowyoutobe,’MrFlintwinchinterposed,‘youhadbetterleaveMrRigaud,MrBlandois,MrBeelzebub,totellitinhisownway.Whatdoesitsignifywhenheknowsallaboutit?’

           ‘Hedoesnotknowallaboutit.’

           ‘Heknowsallhecaresaboutit,’MrFlintwinchtestilyurged.

           ‘Hedoesnotknowme.’

           ‘Whatdoyousupposehecaresforyou,youconceitedwoman?’saidMrFlintwinch.

           ‘Itellyou,Flintwinch,Iwillspeak.Itellyouwhenithascometothis,Iwilltellitwithmyownlips,andwillexpressmyselfthroughoutit.What!HaveIsufferednothinginthisroom,nodeprivation,noimprisonment,thatIshouldcondescendatlasttocontemplatemyselfinsuchaglassasthat.Canyouseehim?Canyouhearhim?Ifyourwifewereahundredtimestheingratethatsheis,andifIwereathousandtimesmorehopelessthanIamofinducinghertobesilentifthismanissilenced,Iwouldtellitmyself,beforeIwouldbearthetormentofthehearingitfromhim.’

           Rigaudpushedhischairalittleback;pushedhislegsoutstraightbeforehim;andsatwithhisarmsfoldedoveragainsther.

           ‘Youdonotknowwhatitis,’shewentonaddressinghim,‘tobebroughtupstrictlyandstraitly.Iwassobroughtup.Minewasnolightyouthofsinfulgaietyandpleasure.Mineweredaysofwholesomerepression,punishment,andfear.

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