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Chapter 26

           Jaggers,withanimmovabledeterminationtoshowit."Molly,letthemseeyourwrist."

           "Master,"sheagainmurmured."Please!"

           "Molly,"saidMr.Jaggers,notlookingather,butobstinatelylookingattheoppositesideoftheroom,"letthemseebothyourwrists.Showthem.Come!"

           Hetookhishandfromhers,andturnedthatwristuponthetable.Shebroughtherotherhandfrombehindher,andheldthetwooutsidebyside.Thelastwristwasmuchdisfigureddeeplyscarredandscarredacrossandacross.WhensheheldherhandsoutshetookhereyesfromMr.Jaggers,andturnedthemwatchfullyoneveryoneoftherestofusinsuccession.

           "There’spowerhere,"saidMr.Jaggers,coollytracingoutthesinewswithhisforefinger."Veryfewmenhavethepowerofwristthatthiswomanhas.It’sremarkablewhatmereforceofgripthereisinthesehands.Ihavehadoccasiontonoticemanyhands;butIneversawstrongerinthatrespect,man’sorwoman’s,thanthese."

           Whilehesaidthesewordsinaleisurely,criticalstyle,shecontinuedtolookateveryoneofusinregularsuccessionaswesat.Themomentheceased,shelookedathimagain."That’lldo,Molly,"saidMr.Jaggers,givingheraslightnod;"youhavebeenadmired,andcango."Shewithdrewherhandsandwentoutoftheroom,andMr.Jaggers,puttingthedecantersonfromhisdumb-waiter,filledhisglassandpassedroundthewine.

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