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Chapter 27. The Pupil of the Marshalsea

           

           Considertheimprobability.

           Butithadapreponderatingtendency,whenconsidered,tobecomefainter.Therewasanotherandacuriousinquiryofhisownheart’sthatconcurrentlybecamestronger.Inthereluctancehehadfelttobelievethatshelovedanyone;inhisdesiretosetthatquestionatrest;inahalf-formedconsciousnesshehadhadthattherewouldbeakindofnoblenessinhishelpingherloveforanyone,wastherenosuppressedsomethingonhisownsidethathehadhushedasitarose?Hadheeverwhisperedtohimselfthathemustnotthinkofsuchathingasherlovinghim,thathemustnottakeadvantageofhergratitude,thathemustkeephisexperienceinremembranceasawarningandreproof;thathemustregardsuchyouthfulhopesashavingpassedaway,ashisfriend’sdeaddaughterhadpassedaway;thathemustbesteadyinsayingtohimselfthatthetimehadgonebyhim,andhewastoosaddenedandold?

           Hehadkissedherwhenheraisedherfromthegroundonthedaywhenshehadbeensoconsistentlyandexpressivelyforgotten.Quiteashemighthavekissedher,ifshehadbeenconscious?Nodifference?

           Thedarknessfoundhimoccupiedwiththesethoughts.ThedarknessalsofoundMrandMrsPlornishknockingathisdoor.Theybroughtwiththemabasket,filledwithchoiceselectionsfromthatstockintradewhichmetwithsuchaquicksaleandproducedsuchaslowreturn.MrsPlornishwasaffectedtotears.MrPlornishamiablygrowled,inhisphilosophicalbutnotlucidmanner,thattherewasupsyousee,andtherewasdowns.Itwasinvaintoaskwhyups,whydowns;theretheywas,youknow.

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