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Esther’s Narrative

           "AndItellyouwhat!IfyouonlyreposehalfasmuchconfidenceinmeasIreposeinyouafterwhatI’veexperiencedofyou,that’lldo.Lord!You’renotroubleatall.IneverseeayoungwomaninanystationofsocietyandI’veseenmanyelevatedonestooconductherselflikeyouhaveconductedyourselfsinceyouwascalledoutofyourbed.You’reapattern,youknow,that’swhatyouare,"saidMr.Bucketwarmly;"you’reapattern."ItoldhimIwasveryglad,asindeedIwas,tohavebeennohindrancetohim,andthatIhopedIshouldbenonenow."Mydear,"hereturned,"whenayoungladyisasmildasshe’sgame,andasgameasshe’smild,that’sallIask,andmorethanIexpect.Shethenbecomesaqueen,andthat’saboutwhatyouareyourself."Withtheseencouragingwordstheyreallywereencouragingtomeunderthoselonelyandanxiouscircumstanceshegotuponthebox,andweoncemoredroveaway.WherewedroveIneitherknewthennorhaveeverknownsince,butweappearedtoseekoutthenarrowestandworststreetsinLondon.WheneverIsawhimdirectingthedriver,Iwaspreparedforourdescendingintoadeepercomplicationofsuchstreets,andweneverfailedtodoso.Sometimesweemergeduponawiderthoroughfareorcametoalargerbuildingthanthegenerality,welllighted.Thenwestoppedatofficeslikethosewehadvisitedwhenwebeganourjourney,andIsawhiminconsultationwithothers.Sometimeshewouldgetdownbyanarchwayoratastreetcornerandmysteriouslyshowthelightofhislittlelantern.

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