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Chapter 27. Five-and-Twenty

           

           ‘Politenessmustyieldtothismisguidedgirl,ma’am,’saidMrMeagles,‘atherpresentpass;thoughIhopenotaltogethertodismissit,evenwiththeinjuryyoudohersostronglybeforeme.Excusemeforremindingyouinherhearing—Imustsayit—thatyouwereamysterytoallofus,andhadnothingincommonwithanyofuswhensheunfortunatelyfellinyourway.Idon’tknowwhatyouare,butyoudon’thide,can’thide,whatadarkspirityouhavewithinyou.Ifitshouldhappenthatyouareawoman,who,fromwhatevercause,hasaperverteddelightinmakingasister-womanaswretchedassheis(Iamoldenoughtohaveheardofsuch),Iwarnheragainstyou,andIwarnyouagainstyourself.’

           ‘Gentlemen!’saidMissWade,calmly.‘Whenyouhaveconcluded—MrClennam,perhapsyouwillinduceyourfriend—’

           ‘Notwithoutanothereffort,’saidMrMeagles,stoutly.‘Tattycoram,mypoordeargirl,countfive-and-twenty.’

           ‘Donotrejectthehope,thecertainty,thiskindmanoffersyou,’saidClennaminalowemphaticvoice.‘Turntothefriendsyouhavenotforgotten.Thinkoncemore!’

           ‘Iwon’t!MissWade,’saidthegirl,withherbosomswellinghigh,andspeakingwithherhandheldtoherthroat,‘takemeaway!’

           ‘Tattycoram,’saidMrMeagles.‘Oncemoreyet!TheonlythingIaskofyouintheworld,mychild!Countfive-and-twenty!’

           Sheputherhandstightlyoverherears,confusedlytumblingdownherbrightblackhairinthevehemenceoftheaction,andturnedherfaceresolutelytothewall

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