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Chapter 30. Closing in

           —So,Affery,mywoman,takeyourselfaway!’

           InamomentAfferyhadthrownthestockingdown,startedup,caughtholdofthewindowsillwithherrighthand,lodgedherselfuponthewindow-seatwithherrightknee,andwasflourishingherlefthand,beatingexpectedassailantsoff.

           ‘No,Iwon’t,Jeremiah—no,Iwon’t—no,Iwon’t!Iwon’tgo!I’llstayhere.I’llhearallIdon’tknow,andsayallIknow.Iwill,atlast,ifIdieforit.Iwill,Iwill,Iwill,Iwill!’

           MrFlintwinch,stiffeningwithindignationandamazement,moistenedthefingersofonehandathislips,softlydescribedacirclewiththeminthepalmoftheotherhand,andcontinuedwithamenacinggrintoscrewhimselfinthedirectionofhiswife;gaspingsomeremarkasheadvanced,ofwhich,inhischokinganger,onlythewords,‘Suchadose!’wereaudible.

           ‘Notabitnearer,Jeremiah!’criedAffery,neverceasingtobeattheair.‘Don’tcomeabitnearertome,orI’llrousetheneighbourhood!I’llthrowmyselfoutofwindow.I’llscreamFireandMurder!I’llwakethedead!Stopwhereyouare,orI’llmakeshrieksenoughtowakethedead!’

           ThedeterminedvoiceofMrsClennamechoed‘Stop!’Jeremiahhadstoppedalready.

           ‘Itisclosingin,Flintwinch.Letheralone.Affery,doyouturnagainstmeafterthesemanyyears?’

           ‘Ido,ifit’sturningagainstyoutohearwhatIdon’tknow,andsaywhatIknow.Ihavebrokeoutnow,andIcan’tgoback.Iamdeterminedtodoit.Iwilldoit,Iwill,Iwill,Iwill!Ifthat’sturningagainstyou,yes,Iturnagainstbothofyoutwocleverones.

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