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Chapter 30. Closing in

           IthoughtImightaswellkeepthemtomyselfashavethemswallowedupalivetoo;soIkepttheminabox,lookingoverthemwhenIfeltinthehumour.Convincedthatitwasadvisabletogetthepaperoutoftheplace,withArthurcomingaboutit,Iputitintothissamebox,andIlockedthewholeupwithtwolocks,andItrustedittomybrothertotakeawayandkeep,tillIshouldwriteaboutit.Ididwriteaboutit,andnevergotananswer.Ididn’tknowwhattomakeofit,tillthisgentlemanfavoureduswithhisfirstvisit.Ofcourse,Ibegantosuspecthowitwas,then;andIdon’twanthiswordforitnowtounderstandhowhegetshisknowledgefrommypapers,andyourpaper,andmybrother’scognacandtobaccotalk(Iwishhe’dhadtogaghimself).Now,Ihaveonlyonethingmoretosay,youhammer-headedwoman,andthatis,thatIhaven’taltogethermadeupmymindwhetherImight,ormightnot,haveevergivenyouanytroubleaboutthecodicil.Ithinknot;andthatIshouldhavebeenquitesatisfiedwithknowingIhadgotthebetterofyou,andthatIheldthepoweroveryou.Inthepresentstateofcircumstances,Ihavenomoreexplanationtogiveyoutillthistimeto-morrownight.Soyoumayaswell,’saidMrFlintwinch,terminatinghisorationwithascrew,‘keepyoureyesopenatsomebodyelse,forit’snousekeeping‘emopenatme.’

           Sheslowlywithdrewthemwhenhehadceased,anddroppedherforeheadonherhand.Herotherhandpressedharduponthetable,andagainthecuriousstirwasobservableinher,asifsheweregoingtorise.

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