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Chapter 15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream

           

           ‘Idroppeddownuponyou,then,youill-conditionedman,’(Jeremiahchuckledathavingforcedhertoadopthisphrase,)‘forhavingbeenneedlesslysignificanttoArthurthatmorning.Ihavearighttocomplainofitasalmostabreachofconfidence.Youdidnotmeanit—’

           ‘Iwon’thaveit!’interposedthecontradictoryJeremiah,flingingbacktheconcession.‘Ididmeanit.’

           ‘IsupposeImustleaveyoutospeakinsoliloquyifyouchoose,’shereplied,afterapausethatseemedanangryone.‘Itisuselessmyaddressingmyselftoarashandheadstrongoldmanwhohasasetpurposenottohearme.’

           ‘Now,Iwon’ttakethatfromyoueither,’saidJeremiah.‘Ihavenosuchpurpose.IhavetoldyouIdidmeanit.DoyouwishtoknowwhyImeantit,yourashandheadstrongoldwoman?’

           ‘Afterall,youonlyrestorememyownwords,’shesaid,strugglingwithherindignation.‘Yes.’

           ‘Thisiswhy,then.Becauseyouhadn’tclearedhisfathertohim,andyououghttohavedoneit.Because,beforeyouwentintoanytantrumaboutyourself,whoare—’

           ‘Holdthere,Flintwinch!’shecriedoutinachangedvoice:‘youmaygoawordtoofar.’

           Theoldmanseemedtothinkso.Therewasanotherpause,andhehadalteredhispositionintheroom,whenhespokeagainmoremildly:

           ‘Iwasgoingtotellyouwhyitwas.Because,beforeyoutookyourownpart,IthoughtyououghttohavetakenthepartofArthur’sfather.Arthur’sfather!IhadnoparticularloveforArthur’sfather.

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