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Obstinacy

           "Don’tIknowyou,George!Youdon’tmeantosetupforanewcharacterwithMEafteralltheseyears,Ihope?"Herfriendlyindignationhadanexemplaryeffectuponherhusband,whoshookhisheadatthetrooperseveraltimesasasilentrecommendationtohimtoyield.Betweenwhiles,Mrs.Bagnetlookedatme;andIunderstoodfromtheplayofhereyesthatshewishedmetodosomething,thoughIdidnotcomprehendwhat."ButIhavegivenuptalkingtoyou,oldfellow,yearsandyears,"saidMrs.Bagnetassheblewalittledustoffthepickledpork,lookingatmeagain;"andwhenladiesandgentlemenknowyouaswellasIdo,they’llgiveuptalkingtoyoutoo.Ifyouarenottooheadstrongtoacceptofabitofdinner,hereitis.""Iacceptitwithmanythanks,"returnedthetrooper."Doyouthough,indeed?"saidMrs.Bagnet,continuingtogrumbleongood-humouredly."I’msureI’msurprisedatthat.Iwonderyoudon’tstarveinyourownwayalso.Itwouldonlybelikeyou.Perhapsyou’llsetyourminduponTHATnext."Heresheagainlookedatme,andInowperceivedfromherglancesatthedoorandatme,byturns,thatshewishedustoretireandtoawaitherfollowingusoutsidetheprison.CommunicatingthisbysimilarmeanstomyguardianandMr.Woodcourt,Irose."Wehopeyouwillthinkbetterofit,Mr.George,"saidI,"andweshallcometoseeyouagain,trustingtofindyoumorereasonable.""Moregrateful,MissSummerson,youcan’tfindme,"hereturned."Butmorepersuadablewecan,Ihope,"saidI.

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