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Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty

           I’llonlysaythatyouhavenoprofessiontomaketomeormine,andnoforgivenesstoentreat;andthatallintheworldthatIaskyoutodo,is,tocountfive-and-twenty,Tattycoram.’

           Shelookedathimforaninstant,andthensaidfrowningly,‘Iwon’t.MissWade,takemeaway,please.’

           Thecontentionthatragedwithinherhadnosofteninginitnow;itwaswhollybetweenpassionatedefianceandstubborndefiance.Herrichcolour,herquickblood,herrapidbreath,wereallsettingthemselvesagainsttheopportunityofretracingtheirsteps.‘Iwon’t.Iwon’t.Iwon’t!’sherepeatedinalow,thickvoice.‘I’dbetorntopiecesfirst.I’dtearmyselftopiecesfirst!’

           MissWade,whohadreleasedherhold,laidherhandprotectinglyonthegirl’sneckforamoment,andthensaid,lookingroundwithherformersmileandspeakingexactlyinherformertone,‘Gentlemen!Whatdoyoudouponthat?’

           ‘Oh,Tattycoram,Tattycoram!’criedMrMeagles,adjuringherbesideswithanearnesthand.‘Hearthatlady’svoice,lookatthatlady’sface,considerwhatisinthatlady’sheart,andthinkwhatafutureliesbeforeyou.Mychild,whateveryoumaythink,thatlady’sinfluenceoveryou—astonishingtous,andIshouldhardlygotoofarinsayingterribletoustosee—isfoundedinpassionfiercerthanyours,andtempermoreviolentthanyours.Whatcanyoutwobetogether?Whatcancomeofit?’

           ‘Iamalonehere,gentlemen,’observedMissWade,withnochangeofvoiceormanner.‘Sayanythingyouwill.

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