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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Whydidn’tyoudestroythepaperwhenyoufirstlaidhandsuponit?Iadvisedyouto;butno,it’snotyourwaytotakeadvice.Youmustkeepitforsooth.Perhapsyoumaycarryitoutatsomeothertime,forsooth.AsifIdidn’tknowbetterthanthat!IthinkIseeyourpridecarryingitout,withachanceofbeingsuspectedofhavingkeptitbyyou.Butthat’sthewayyoucheatyourself.Justasyoucheatyourselfintomakingoutthatyoudidn’tdoallthisbusinessbecauseyouwerearigorouswoman,allslight,andspite,andpower,andunforgiveness,butbecauseyouwereaservantandaminister,andwereappointedtodoit.Whoareyou,thatyoushouldbeappointedtodoit?Thatmaybeyourreligion,butit’smygammon.AndtotellyouallthetruthwhileIamaboutit,’saidMrFlintwinch,crossinghisarms,andbecomingtheexpressimageofirascibledoggedness,‘Ihavebeenrasped—raspedthesefortyyears—byyourtakingsuchhighgroundevenwithme,whoknowsbetter;theeffectofitbeingcoollytoputmeonlowground.Iadmireyouverymuch;youareawomanofstrongheadandgreattalent;butthestrongesthead,andthegreatesttalent,can’traspamanforfortyyearswithoutmakinghimsore.SoIdon’tcareforyourpresenteyes.Now,Iamcomingtothepaper,andmarkwhatIsay.Youputitawaysomewhere,andyoukeptyourowncounselwhere.You’reanactivewomanatthattime,andifyouwanttogetthatpaper,youcangetit.But,mark.Therecomesatimewhenyouarestruckintowhatyouarenow,andthenifyouwanttogetthatpaper,youcan’tgetit.

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