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Esther’s Narrative

           Thesewere,chiefly,whetherIhadhadmuchcommunicationwithmymother(towhomheonlyreferredasLadyDedlock),whenandwhereIhadspokenwithherlast,andhowshehadbecomepossessedofmyhandkerchief.WhenIhadsatisfiedhimonthesepoints,heaskedmeparticularlytoconsidertakingtimetothinkwhetherwithinmyknowledgetherewasanyone,nomatterwhere,inwhomshemightbeatalllikelytoconfideundercircumstancesofthelastnecessity.Icouldthinkofnoonebutmyguardian.ButbyandbyImentionedMr.Boythorn.Hecameintomymindasconnectedwithhisoldchivalrousmannerofmentioningmymother’snameandwithwhatmyguardianhadinformedmeofhisengagementtohersisterandhisunconsciousconnexionwithherunhappystory.Mycompanionhadstoppedthedriverwhileweheldthisconversation,thatwemightthebetterheareachother.Henowtoldhimtogoonagainandsaidtome,afterconsideringwithinhimselfforafewmoments,thathehadmadeuphismindhowtoproceed.Hewasquitewillingtotellmewhathisplanwas,butIdidnotfeelclearenoughtounderstandit.Wehadnotdrivenveryfarfromourlodgingswhenwestoppedinaby-streetatapublic-lookingplacelightedupwithgas.Mr.Buckettookmeinandsatmeinanarm-chairbyabrightfire.Itwasnowpastone,asIsawbytheclockagainstthewall.

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