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Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty

           Shewouldn’t,shewouldn’t,shewouldn’t!Whatdidwethinkshe,Tattycoram,mighthavebeenifshehadbeencaressedandcaredforinherchildhood,likeheryoungmistress?Asgoodasher?Ah!Perhapsfiftytimesasgood.Whenwepretendedtobesofondofoneanother,weexultedoverher;thatwaswhatwedid;weexultedoverherandshamedher.Andallinthehousedidthesame.Theytalkedabouttheirfathersandmothers,andbrothersandsisters;theylikedtodragthemupbeforeherface.TherewasMrsTickit,onlyyesterday,whenherlittlegrandchildwaswithher,hadbeenamusedbythechild’stryingtocallher(Tattycoram)bythewretchednamewegaveher;andhadlaughedatthename.Why,whodidn’t;andwhowerewethatweshouldhavearighttonameherlikeadogoracat?Butshedidn’tcare.Shewouldtakenomorebenefitsfromus;shewouldflingushernamebackagain,andshewouldgo.Shewouldleaveusthatminute,nobodyshouldstopher,andweshouldneverhearofheragain.’

           MrMeagleshadrecitedallthiswithsuchavividremembranceofhisoriginal,thathewasalmostasflushedandhotbythistimeashedescribedhertohavebeen.

           ‘Ah,well!’hesaid,wipinghisface.‘Itwasofnousetryingreasonthen,withthatvehementpantingcreature(Heavenknowswhathermother’sstorymusthavebeen);soIquietlytoldherthatsheshouldnotgoatthatlatehourofnight,andIgavehermyhandandtookhertoherroom,andlockedthehousedoors.Butshewasgonethismorning.’

           ‘Andyouknownomoreofher?’

           ‘Nomore,’returnedMrMeagles.

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