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Chapter XXXVII

           You,perhaps,couldmakeupyourmindtobeaboutmyhandandchairtowaitonmeasakindlittlenurse(foryouhaveanaffectionateheartandagenerousspirit,whichpromptyoutomakesacrificesforthoseyoupity),andthatoughttosufficeformenodoubt. IsupposeIshouldnowentertainnonebutfatherlyfeelingsforyou:doyouthinkso?Cometellme." 

           "Iwillthinkwhatyoulike,sir:Iamcontenttobeonlyyournurse,ifyouthinkitbetter." 

           "Butyoucannotalwaysbemynurse,Janet:youareyoungyoumustmarryoneday." 

           "Idon’tcareaboutbeingmarried." 

           "Youshouldcare,Janet:ifIwerewhatIoncewas,Iwouldtrytomakeyoucarebutasightlessblock!" 

           Herelapsedagainintogloom. I,onthecontrary,becamemorecheerful,andtookfreshcourage:theselastwordsgavemeaninsightastowherethedifficultylay;andasitwasnodifficultywithme,Ifeltquiterelievedfrommypreviousembarrassment.Iresumedalivelierveinofconversation. 

           "Itistimesomeoneundertooktorehumaniseyou,"saidI,partinghisthickandlonguncutlocks;"forIseeyouarebeingmetamorphosedintoalion,orsomethingofthatsort. Youhavea‘fauxair’ofNebuchadnezzarinthefieldsaboutyou,thatiscertain:yourhairremindsmeofeagles’feathers;whetheryournailsaregrownlikebirds’clawsornot,Ihavenotyetnoticed." 

           "Onthisarm,Ihaveneitherhandnornails,"hesaid,drawingthemutilatedlimbfromhisbreast,andshowingittome. 

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