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Chapter 15. Mrs Flintwinch has another Dream

           IservedArthur’sfather’suncle,inthishouse,whenArthur’sfatherwasnotmuchaboveme—waspoorerasfarashispocketwent—andwhenhisunclemightassoonhaveleftmehisheirashavelefthim.Hestarvedintheparlour,andIstarvedinthekitchen;thatwastheprincipaldifferenceinourpositions;therewasnotmuchmorethanaflightofbreakneckstairsbetweenus.Inevertooktohiminthosetimes;Idon’tknowthatIevertooktohimgreatlyatanytime.Hewasanundecided,irresolutechap,whohadeverythingbuthisorphanlifescaredoutofhimwhenhewasyoung.Andwhenhebroughtyouhomehere,thewifehisunclehadnamedforhim,Ididn’tneedtolookatyoutwice(youwereagood-lookingwomanatthattime)toknowwho’dbemaster.Youhavestoodofyourownstrengtheversince.Standofyourownstrengthnow.Don’tleanagainstthedead.’

           ‘Idonot—asyoucallit—leanagainstthedead.’

           ‘Butyouhadamindtodoit,ifIhadsubmitted,’growledJeremiah,‘andthat’swhyyoudropdownuponme.Youcan’tforgetthatIdidn’tsubmit.IsupposeyouareastonishedthatIshouldconsideritworthmywhiletohavejusticedonetoArthur’sfather?Hey?Itdoesn’tmatterwhetheryouanswerornot,becauseIknowyouare,andyouknowyouare.Come,then,I’lltellyouhowitis.Imaybeabitofanoddityinpointoftemper,butthisismytemper—Ican’tletanybodyhaveentirelytheirownway.Youareadeterminedwoman,andacleverwoman;andwhenyouseeyourpurposebeforeyou,nothingwillturnyoufromit.

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