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Chapter 30. Closing in

           ItoldArthurwhenhefirstcomehometostandupagainstyou.Itoldhimitwasnoreason,becauseIwasafeardofmylifeofyou,thatheshouldbe.Allmannerofthingshavebeena-goingonsincethen,andIwon’tberunupbyJeremiah,noryetIwon’tbedazedandscared,normadeapartytoIdon’tknowwhat,nomore.Iwon’t,Iwon’t,Iwon’t!I’llupforArthurwhenhehasnothingleft,andisill,andinprison,andcan’tupforhimself.Iwill,Iwill,Iwill,Iwill!’

           ‘Howdoyouknow,youheapofconfusion,’askedMrsClennamsternly,‘thatindoingwhatyouaredoingnow,youareevenservingArthur?’

           ‘Idon’tknownothingrightlyaboutanything,’saidAffery;‘andifeveryousaidatruewordinyourlife,it’swhenyoucallmeaheapofconfusion,foryoutwocleveroneshavedoneyourmosttomakemesuch.YoumarriedmewhetherIlikeditornot,andyou’veledme,prettywelleversince,suchalifeofdreamingandfrighteningasneverwasknown,andwhatdoyouexpectmetobebutaheapofconfusion?Youwantedtomakemesuch,andIamsuch;butIwon’tsubmitnolonger;no,Iwon’t,Iwon’t,Iwon’t,Iwon’t!’Shewasstillbeatingtheairagainstallcomers.

           Aftergazingatherinsilence,MrsClennamturnedtoRigaud.‘Youseeandhearthisfoolishcreature.Doyouobjecttosuchapieceofdistractionremainingwheresheis?’

           ‘I,madame,’hereplied,‘doI?That’saquestionforyou.’

           ‘Idonot,’shesaid,gloomily.‘Thereislittlelefttochoosenow.Flintwinch,itisclosingin.

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