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Chapter 30. Closing in

           Soitlies,longyears,initshiding-place.Atlast,whenweareexpectingArthurhomeeveryday,andwhenanydaymaybringhimhome,andit’simpossibletosaywhatrummaginghemaymakeaboutthehouse,Irecommendyoufivethousandtimes,ifyoucan’tgetatit,toletmegetatit,thatitmaybeputinthefire.Butno—noonebutyouknowswhereitis,andthat’spower;and,callyourselfwhateverhumblenamesyouwill,IcallyouafemaleLuciferinappetiteforpower!OnaSundaynight,Arthurcomeshome.Hehasnotbeeninthisroomtenminutes,whenhespeaksofhisfather’swatch.YouknowverywellthattheDoNotForget,atthetimewhenhisfathersentthatwatchtoyou,couldonlymean,therestofthestorybeingthenalldeadandover,DoNotForgetthesuppression.Makerestitution!Arthur’swayshavefrightenedyouabit,andthepapershallbeburntafterall.So,beforethatjumpingjadeandJezebel,’MrFlintwinchgrinnedathiswife,‘hasgotyouintobed,youatlasttellmewhereyouhaveputthepaper,amongtheoldledgersinthecellars,whereArthurhimselfwentprowlingtheverynextmorning.Butit’snottobeburntonaSundaynight.No;youarestrict,youare;wemustwaitovertwelveo’clock,andgetintoMonday.

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