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Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty

           PerhapsPet,havingbeenoutofsorts,mayhavebeenalittlemoreinconsideratethanusualinrequiringservicesofher:butIdon’tknowthatIhaveanyrighttosayso;shewasalwaysthoughtfulandgentle.’

           ‘Thegentlestmistressintheworld.’

           ‘Thankyou,Clennam,’saidMrMeagles,shakinghimbythehand;‘youhaveoftenseenthemtogether.Well!WepresentlyheardthisunfortunateTattycoramloudandangry,andbeforewecouldaskwhatwasthematter,Petcamebackinatremble,sayingshewasfrightenedofher.CloseafterhercameTattycoraminaflamingrage.“Ihateyouallthree,”saysshe,stampingherfootatus.“Iamburstingwithhateofthewholehouse.”’

           ‘Uponwhichyou—?’

           ‘I?’saidMrMeagles,withaplaingoodfaiththatmighthavecommandedthebeliefofMrsGowanherself.‘Isaid,countfive-and-twenty,Tattycoram.’

           MrMeaglesagainstrokedhisfaceandshookhishead,withanairofprofoundregret.

           ‘Shewassousedtodoit,Clennam,thateventhen,suchapictureofpassionasyouneversaw,shestoppedshort,lookedmefullintheface,andcounted(asImadeout)toeight.Butshecouldn’tcontrolherselftogoanyfurther.Thereshebrokedown,poorthing,andgavetheotherseventeentothefourwinds.Thenitallburstout.Shedetestedus,shewasmiserablewithus,shecouldn’tbearit,shewouldn’tbearit,shewasdeterminedtogoaway.Shewasyoungerthanheryoungmistress,andwouldsheremaintoseeheralwaysheldupastheonlycreaturewhowasyoungandinteresting,andtobecherishedandloved?No.

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