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Chapter 20. Introduces the next

           ‘IwentdowntherethelasttimewewereinLondon.Iwentoneafternoonwhenyouleftmealone.AndIdidlookin.’

           ‘Youpoor-spiritedgirl,’returnedMissWadewithinfinitecontempt;‘doesallourcompanionship,doallourconversations,doallyouroldcomplainings,tellforsolittleasthat?’

           ‘Therewasnoharminlookinginatthegateforaninstant,’saidthegirl.‘Isawbythewindowsthatthefamilywerenotthere.’

           ‘Whyshouldyougoneartheplace?’

           ‘BecauseIwantedtoseeit.BecauseIfeltthatIshouldliketolookatitagain.’

           Aseachofthetwohandsomefaceslookedattheother,Clennamfelthoweachofthetwonaturesmustbeconstantlytearingtheothertopieces.

           ‘Oh!’saidMissWade,coldlysubduingandremovingherglance;‘ifyouhadanydesiretoseetheplacewhereyouledthelifefromwhichIrescuedyoubecauseyouhadfoundoutwhatitwas,thatisanotherthing.Butisthatyourtruthtome?Isthatyourfidelitytome?IsthatthecommoncauseImakewithyou?YouarenotworththeconfidenceIhaveplacedinyou.YouarenotworththefavourIhaveshownyou.Youarenohigherthanaspaniel,andhadbettergobacktothepeoplewhodidworsethanwhipyou.’

           ‘Ifyouspeaksoofthemwithanyoneelsebytohear,you’llprovokemetotaketheirpart,’saidthegirl.

           ‘Gobacktothem,’MissWaderetorted.‘Gobacktothem.’

           ‘Youknowverywell,’retortedHarrietinherturn,‘thatIwon’tgobacktothem.YouknowverywellthatIhavethrownthemoff,andnevercan,nevershall,neverwill,gobacktothem.

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