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Esther’s Narrative

           Iwasonlytoohappytobeinsuchrequest."Formethen,"returnedmyguardian,"orforAda,orforbothofus.Itissomebody’sbirthdayto-morrow,Ithink.""TrulyIthinkitis,"saidI,kissingmydarling,whowouldbetwenty-oneto-morrow."Well,"observedmyguardian,halfpleasantly,halfseriously,"that’sagreatoccasionandwillgivemyfaircousinsomenecessarybusinesstotransactinassertionofherindependence,andwillmakeLondonamoreconvenientplaceforallofus.SotoLondonwewillgo.Thatbeingsettled,thereisanotherthinghowhaveyouleftCaddy?""Veryunwell,guardian.Ifearitwillbesometimebeforesheregainsherhealthandstrength.""Whatdoyoucallsometime,now?"askedmyguardianthoughtfully."Someweeks,Iamafraid.""Ah!"Hebegantowalkabouttheroomwithhishandsinhispockets,showingthathehadbeenthinkingasmuch."Now,whatdoyousayaboutherdoctor?Isheagooddoctor,mylove?"IfeltobligedtoconfessthatIknewnothingtothecontrarybutthatPrinceandIhadagreedonlythateveningthatwewouldlikehisopiniontobeconfirmedbysomeone."Well,youknow,"returnedmyguardianquickly,"there’sWoodcourt."Ihadnotmeantthat,andwasrathertakenbysurprise.ForamomentallthatIhadhadinmymindinconnexionwithMr.Woodcourtseemedtocomebackandconfuseme."Youdon’tobjecttohim,littlewoman?""Objecttohim,guardian?Ohno!""Andyoudon’tthinkthepatientwouldobjecttohim?"Sofarfromthat,Ihadnodoubtofherbeingpreparedtohaveagreatrelianceonhimandtolikehimverymuch.

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