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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Laugh;butIwillbeknownasIknowmyself,andasFlintwinchknowsme,thoughitisonlytoyouandthishalf-wittedwoman.’

           ‘Add,toyourself,madame,’saidRigaud.‘Ihavemylittlesuspicionsthatmadameisrathersolicitoustobejustifiedtoherself.’

           ‘Itisfalse.Itisnotso.Ihavenoneedtobe,’shesaid,withgreatenergyandanger.

           ‘Truly?’retortedRigaud.‘Hah!’

           ‘Iask,whatwasthepenitence,inworks,thatwasdemandedofher?“Youhaveachild;Ihavenone.Youlovethatchild.Givehimtome.Heshallbelievehimselftobemyson,andheshallbebelievedbyeveryonetobemyson.Tosaveyoufromexposure,hisfathershallswearnevertoseeorcommunicatewithyoumore;equallytosavehimfrombeingstrippedbyhisuncle,andtosaveyourchildfrombeingabeggar,youshallswearnevertoseeorcommunicatewitheitherofthemmore.Thatdone,andyourpresentmeans,derivedfrommyhusband,renounced,Ichargemyselfwithyoursupport.Youmay,withyourplaceofretreatunknown,thenleave,ifyouplease,uncontradictedbyme,theliethatwhenyoupassedoutofallknowledgebutmine,youmeritedagoodname.”Thatwasall.Shehadtosacrificehersinfulandshamefulaffections;nomore.Shewasthenfreetobearherloadofguiltinsecret,andtobreakherheartinsecret;andthroughsuchpresentmisery(lightenoughforher,Ithink!)topurchaseherredemptionfromendlessmisery,ifshecould.

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