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Chapter 30. Closing in

           

           ‘Thisboxcanneverbring,elsewhere,thepriceitwillbringhere.Thisknowledgecanneverbeofthesameprofittoyou,soldtoanyotherperson,assoldtome.ButIhavenotthepresentmeansofraisingthesumyouhavedemanded.Ihavenotprospered.Whatwillyoutakenow,andwhatatanothertime,andhowamItobeassuredofyoursilence?’

           ‘Myangel,’saidRigaud,‘IhavesaidwhatIwilltake,andtimepresses.Beforecominghere,Iplacedcopiesofthemostimportantofthesepapersinanotherhand.PutoffthetimetilltheMarshalseagateshallbeshutforthenight,anditwillbetoolatetotreat.Theprisonerwillhavereadthem.’

           Sheputhertwohandstoherheadagain,utteredaloudexclamation,andstartedtoherfeet.Shestaggeredforamoment,asifshewouldhavefallen;thenstoodfirm.

           ‘Saywhatyoumean.Saywhatyoumean,man!’

           Beforeherghostlyfigure,solongunusedtoitserectattitude,andsostiffenedinit,Rigaudfellbackanddroppedhisvoice.Itwas,toallthethree,almostasifadeadwomanhadrisen.

           ‘MissDorrit,’answeredRigaud,‘thelittlenieceofMonsieurFrederick,whomIhaveknownacrossthewater,isattachedtotheprisoner.MissDorrit,littlenieceofMonsieurFrederick,watchesatthismomentovertheprisoner,whoisill.

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