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No Way Out

           ‘WithwhatIshallcallyourunhallowedopinions,youhavebeenquiteshockingthislady:who,asIhavealreadytoldyou,isabornlady,andwho,asIhavenotalreadytoldyou,hashadherownmarriagemisfortunestothetuneoftensofthousandsofpoundstensofThousandsofPounds!’(herepeateditwithgreatrelish).‘Now,youhavealwaysbeenasteadyHandhitherto;butmyopinionis,andsoItellyouplainly,thatyouareturningintothewrongroad.Youhavebeenlisteningtosomemischievousstrangerorotherthey’realwaysaboutandthebestthingyoucandois,tocomeoutofthat.Nowyouknow;’herehiscountenanceexpressedmarvellousacuteness;‘Icanseeasfarintoagrindstoneasanotherman;fartherthanagoodmany,perhaps,becauseIhadmynosewellkepttoitwhenIwasyoung.Iseetracesoftheturtlesoup,andvenison,andgoldspooninthis.Yes,Ido!’criedMr.Bounderby,shakinghisheadwithobstinatecunning.‘BytheLordHarry,Ido!’

           Withaverydifferentshakeoftheheadanddeepsigh,Stephensaid,‘Thankyou,sir,Iwishyougoodday.’SoheleftMr.Bounderbyswellingathisownportraitonthewall,asifheweregoingtoexplodehimselfintoit;andMrs.Sparsitstillamblingonwithherfootinherstirrup,lookingquitecastdownbythepopularvices.

           

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