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Chapter 30. Closing in

           IhavesoreadthesethreeletterssinceIhavehadthemlyingonthistable,andIdidsoreadthem,withequaldistinctness,whentheywerethousandsofmilesaway.’

           Asshetookthewatch-caseinherhand,withthatnewfreedomintheuseofherhandofwhichsheshowednoconsciousnesswhatever,bendinghereyesuponitasifsheweredefyingittomoveher,Rigaudcriedwithaloudandcontemptuoussnappingofhisfingers.‘Come,madame!Timerunsout.Come,ladyofpiety,itmustbe!YoucantellnothingIdon’tknow.Cometothemoneystolen,orIwill!Deathofmysoul,Ihavehadenoughofyourotherjargon.Comestraighttothestolenmoney!’

           ‘Wretchthatyouare,’sheanswered,andnowherhandsclaspedherhead:‘throughwhatfatalerrorofFlintwinch’s,throughwhatincompletenessonhispart,whowastheonlyotherpersonhelpinginthesethingsandtrustedwiththem,throughwhoseandwhatbringingtogetheroftheashesofaburntpaper,youhavebecomepossessedofthatcodicil,Iknownomorethanhowyouacquiredtherestofyourpowerhere—’

           ‘Andyet,’interruptedRigaud,‘itismyoddfortunetohavebyme,inaconvenientplacethatIknowof,thatsameshortlittleadditiontothewillofMonsieurGilbertClennam,writtenbyaladyandwitnessedbythesameladyandouroldintriguer!Ah,bah,oldintriguer,crookedlittlepuppet!Madame,letusgoon.Timepresses.YouorItofinish?’

           ‘I!’sheanswered,withincreaseddetermination,ifitwerepossible.

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