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Chapter 41

           Yes;eventhoughIwassowretchedinhavinghimatlargeandnearme,andeventhoughIwouldfarratherhaveworkedattheforgeallthedaysofmylifethanIwouldeverhavecometothis!

           Buttherewasnostavingoffthequestion,Whatwastobedone?

           "Thefirstandthemainthingtobedone,"saidHerbert,"istogethimoutofEngland.Youwillhavetogowithhim,andthenhemaybeinducedtogo."

           "ButgethimwhereIwill,couldIpreventhiscomingback?"

           "MygoodHandel,isitnotobviousthatwithNewgateinthenextstreet,theremustbefargreaterhazardinyourbreakingyourmindtohimandmakinghimreckless,here,thanelsewhere.Ifapretexttogethimawaycouldbemadeoutofthatotherconvict,oroutofanythingelseinhislife,now."

           "There,again!"saidI,stoppingbeforeHerbert,withmyopenhandsheldout,asiftheycontainedthedesperationofthecase."Iknownothingofhislife.Ithasalmostmadememadtosithereofanightandseehimbeforeme,soboundupwithmyfortunesandmisfortunes,andyetsounknowntome,exceptasthemiserablewretchwhoterrifiedmetwodaysinmychildhood!"

           Herbertgotup,andlinkedhisarminmine,andweslowlywalkedtoandfrotogether,studyingthecarpet.

           "Handel,"saidHerbert,stopping,"youfeelconvincedthatyoucantakenofurtherbenefitsfromhim;doyou?"

           "Fully.

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