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Esther’s Narrative

           FirstCaddydeclared(andwouldatfirstdeclarenothingelse)thatIwasthebestadviserthateverwasknown.This,mypetsaid,wasnonewsatall;andthis,Isaid,ofcourse,wasnonsense.ThenCaddytoldusthatshewasgoingtobemarriedinamonthandthatifAdaandIwouldbeherbridesmaids,shewasthehappiestgirlintheworld.Tobesure,thiswasnewsindeed;andIthoughtwenevershouldhavedonetalkingaboutit,wehadsomuchtosaytoCaddy,andCaddyhadsomuchtosaytous.ItseemedthatCaddy’sunfortunatepapahadgotoverhisbankruptcy"gonethroughtheGazette,"wastheexpressionCaddyused,asifitwereatunnelwiththegeneralclemencyandcommiserationofhiscreditors,andhadgotridofhisaffairsinsomeblessedmannerwithoutsucceedinginunderstandingthem,andhadgivenupeverythinghepossessed(whichwasnotworthmuch,Ishouldthink,tojudgefromthestateofthefurniture),andhadsatisfiedeveryoneconcernedthathecoulddonomore,poorman.So,hehadbeenhonourablydismissedto"theoffice"tobegintheworldagain.Whathedidattheoffice,Ineverknew;Caddysaidhewasa"custom-houseandgeneralagent,"andtheonlythingIeverunderstoodaboutthatbusinesswasthatwhenhewantedmoneymorethanusualhewenttothedockstolookforit,andhardlyeverfoundit.

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