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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Ha,ha,ha!WhatdoesitmatterhowItookpossessionofthepapersinhisironbox?Perhapsheconfidedittomyhandsforyou,perhapsitwaslockedandmycuriositywaspiqued,perhapsIsuppressedit.Ha,ha,ha!Whatdoesitmatter,sothatIhaveitsafe?Wearenotparticularhere;hey,Flintwinch?Wearenotparticularhere;isitnotso,madame?’

           Retiringbeforehimwithviciouscounter-jerksofhisownelbows,MrFlintwinchhadgotbackintohiscorner,wherehenowstoodwithhishandsinhispockets,takingbreath,andreturningMrsClennam’sstare.‘Ha,ha,ha!Butwhat’sthis?’criedRigaud.‘Itappearsasifyoudon’tknow,onetheother.Permitme,MadameClennamwhosuppresses,topresentMonsieurFlintwinchwhointrigues.’

           MrFlintwinch,unpocketingoneofhishandstoscrapehisjaw,advancedasteporsointhatattitude,stillreturningMrsClennam’slook,andthusaddressedher:

           ‘Now,Iknowwhatyoumeanbyopeningyoureyessowideatme,butyouneedn’ttakethetrouble,becauseIdon’tcareforit.I’vebeentellingyouforhowmanyyearsthatyou’reoneofthemostopinionatedandobstinateofwomen.That’swhatyouare.Youcallyourselfhumbleandsinful,butyouarethemostBumptiousofyoursex.That’swhatyouare.Ihavetoldyou,overandoveragainwhenwehavehadatiff,thatyouwantedtomakeeverythinggodownbeforeyou,butIwouldn’tgodownbeforeyou—thatyouwantedtoswallowupeverybodyalive,butIwouldn’tbeswallowedupalive.

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