Большие ожидания

Chapter 41

           Morethanthat,heseemstome(Imaymisjudgehim)tobeamanofadesperateandfiercecharacter."

           "Iknowheis,"Ireturned."LetmetellyouwhatevidenceIhaveseenofit."AndItoldhimwhatIhadnotmentionedinmynarrative,ofthatencounterwiththeotherconvict.

           "See,then,"saidHerbert;"thinkofthis!Hecomeshereattheperilofhislife,fortherealizationofhisfixedidea.Inthemomentofrealization,afterallhistoilandwaiting,youcutthegroundfromunderhisfeet,destroyhisidea,andmakehisgainsworthlesstohim.Doyouseenothingthathemightdo,underthedisappointment?"

           "Ihaveseenit,Herbert,anddreamedofit,eversincethefatalnightofhisarrival.Nothinghasbeeninmythoughtssodistinctlyashisputtinghimselfinthewayofbeingtaken."

           "Thenyoumayrelyuponit,"saidHerbert,"thattherewouldbegreatdangerofhisdoingit.ThatishispoweroveryouaslongasheremainsinEngland,andthatwouldbehisrecklesscourseifyouforsookhim."

           Iwassostruckbythehorrorofthisidea,whichhadweigheduponmefromthefirst,andtheworkingoutofwhichwouldmakemeregardmyself,insomesort,ashismurderer,thatIcouldnotrestinmychair,butbeganpacingtoandfro.IsaidtoHerbert,meanwhile,thatevenifProviswererecognizedandtaken,inspiteofhimself,Ishouldbewretchedasthecause,howeverinnocently.

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