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Chapter 45

           Hementionedtomeasasecret,thatheiscourtingayoungladywhohas,asnodoubtyouareaware,abedriddenPa.WhichPa,havingbeeninthePurserlineoflife,liesa-bedinabow-windowwherehecanseetheshipssailupanddowntheriver.Youareacquaintedwiththeyounglady,mostprobably?"

           "Notpersonally,"saidI.

           Thetruthwas,thatshehadobjectedtomeasanexpensivecompanionwhodidHerbertnogood,andthat,whenHerberthadfirstproposedtopresentmetoher,shehadreceivedtheproposalwithsuchverymoderatewarmth,thatHerberthadfelthimselfobligedtoconfidethestateofthecasetome,withaviewtothelapseofalittletimebeforeImadeheracquaintance.WhenIhadbeguntoadvanceHerbert’sprospectsbystealth,Ihadbeenabletobearthiswithcheerfulphilosophy:heandhisaffianced,fortheirpart,hadnaturallynotbeenveryanxioustointroduceathirdpersonintotheirinterviews;andthus,althoughIwasassuredthatIhadriseninClara’sesteem,andalthoughtheyoungladyandIhadlongregularlyinterchangedmessagesandremembrancesbyHerbert,Ihadneverseenher.However,IdidnottroubleWemmickwiththeseparticulars.

           "Thehousewiththebow-window,"saidWemmick,"beingbytheriver-side,downthePooltherebetweenLimehouseandGreenwich,andbeingkept,itseems,byaveryrespectablewidowwhohasafurnishedupperfloortolet,Mr.

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