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Esther’s Narrative

           Well!Iwishthat,IknowthatIshouldwinless,astowageshere.Good.Iamcontent.""Iassureyou,"saidI,quiteembarrassedbythemereideaofhavingsuchanattendant,"thatIkeepnomaid""Ah,mademoiselle,butwhynot?Whynot,whenyoucanhaveonesodevotedtoyou!Whowouldbeenchantedtoserveyou;whowouldbesotrue,sozealous,andsofaithfuleveryday!Mademoiselle,Iwishwithallmyhearttoserveyou.Donotspeakofmoneyatpresent.TakemeasIam.Fornothing!"ShewassosingularlyearnestthatIdrewback,almostafraidofher.Withoutappearingtonoticeit,inherardourshestillpressedherselfuponme,speakinginarapidsubduedvoice,thoughalwayswithacertaingraceandpropriety."Mademoiselle,IcomefromtheSouthcountrywherewearequickandwherewelikeanddislikeverystrong.MyLadywastoohighforme;Iwastoohighforher.Itisdonepastfinished!Receivemeasyourdomestic,andIwillserveyouwell.Iwilldomoreforyouthanyoufiguretoyourselfnow.Chut!Mademoiselle,Iwillnomatter,Iwilldomyutmostpossibleinallthings.Ifyouacceptmyservice,youwillnotrepentit.Mademoiselle,youwillnotrepentit,andIwillserveyouwell.Youdon’tknowhowwell!"TherewasaloweringenergyinherfaceasshestoodlookingatmewhileIexplainedtheimpossibilityofmyengagingher(withoutthinkingitnecessarytosayhowverylittleIdesiredtodoso),whichseemedtobringvisiblybeforemesomewomanfromthestreetsofParisinthereignofterror.

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