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Chapter 32

           

           ‘Forwhichofusisbestoff,Iwonder,’quothMrsJarley,‘sheorme!It’sonlytalking,whenallissaidanddone,andifshetalksofmeinthestocks,whyIcantalkofherinthestocks,whichisagooddealfunnierifwecometothat.Lord,whatdoesitmatter,afterall!’

           Havingarrivedatthiscomfortableframeofmind(towhichshehadbeengreatlyassistedbycertainshortinterjectionalremarksofthephilosophicalGeorge),MrsJarleyconsoledNellwithmanykindwords,andrequestedasapersonalfavourthatwhenevershethoughtofMissMonflathers,shewoulddonothingelsebutlaughather,allthedaysofherlife.

           SoendedMrsJarley’swrath,whichsubsidedlongbeforethegoingdownofthesun.Nell’sanxieties,however,wereofadeeperkind,andthecheckstheyimposeduponhercheerfulnesswerenotsoeasilyremoved.

           Thatevening,asshehaddreaded,hergrandfatherstoleaway,anddidnotcomebackuntilthenightwasfarspent.Wornoutasshewas,andfatiguedinmindandbody,shesatupalone,countingtheminutes,untilhereturnedpenniless,broken-spirited,andwretched,butstillhotlybentuponhisinfatuation.

           ‘Getmemoney,’hesaidwildly,astheypartedforthenight.‘Imusthavemoney,Nell.Itshallbepaidtheebackwithgallantinterestoneday,butallthemoneythatcomesintothyhands,mustbeminenotformyself,buttouseforthee.

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