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Chapter 38

           Drummle,uponthis,startingup,demandedwhatImeantbythat?WhereuponImadehimtheextremereplythatIbelievedheknewwhereIwastobefound.

           WhetheritwaspossibleinaChristiancountrytogetonwithoutblood,afterthis,wasaquestiononwhichtheFinchesweredivided.Thedebateuponitgrewsolively,indeed,thatatleastsixmorehonorablememberstoldsixmore,duringthediscussion,thattheybelievedtheyknewwheretheyweretobefound.However,itwasdecidedatlast(theGrovebeingaCourtofHonor)thatifMr.Drummlewouldbringneversoslightacertificatefromthelady,importingthathehadthehonorofheracquaintance,Mr.Pipmustexpresshisregret,asagentlemanandaFinch,for"havingbeenbetrayedintoawarmthwhich."Nextdaywasappointedfortheproduction(lestourhonorshouldtakecoldfromdelay),andnextdayDrummleappearedwithapolitelittleavowalinEstella’shand,thatshehadhadthehonorofdancingwithhimseveraltimes.ThisleftmenocoursebuttoregretthatIhadbeen"betrayedintoawarmthwhich,"andonthewholetorepudiate,asuntenable,theideathatIwastobefoundanywhere.DrummleandIthensatsnortingatoneanotherforanhour,whiletheGroveengagedinindiscriminatecontradiction,andfinallythepromotionofgoodfeelingwasdeclaredtohavegoneaheadatanamazingrate.

           Itellthislightly,butitwasnolightthingtome.

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