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Esther’s Narrative

           HewasdepressedandfaintyouknowhegetssoworriedandsowornsometimesandAdasenttomeofcourse;andwhenIcamehomeIfoundhernoteandcamestraighthere.Well!Richardrevivedsomuchafteralittlewhile,andAdawassohappyandsoconvincedofitsbeingmydoing,thoughGodknowsIhadlittleenoughtodowithit,thatIremainedwithhimuntilhehadbeenfastasleepsomehours.Asfastasleepassheisnow,Ihope!"Hisfriendlyandfamiliarwayofspeakingofthem,hisunaffecteddevotiontothem,thegratefulconfidencewithwhichIknewhehadinspiredmydarling,andthecomforthewastoher;couldIseparateallthisfromhispromisetome?HowthanklessImusthavebeenifithadnotrecalledthewordshesaidtomewhenhewassomovedbythechangeinmyappearance:"Iwillaccepthimasatrust,anditshallbeasacredone!"Wenowturnedintoanothernarrowstreet."Mr.Woodcourt,"saidMr.Bucket,whohadeyedhimcloselyaswecamealong,"ourbusinesstakesustoalaw-stationer’shere,acertainMr.Snagsby’s.What,youknowhim,doyou?"Hewassoquickthathesawitinaninstant."Yes,Iknowalittleofhimandhavecalleduponhimatthisplace.""Indeed,sir?"saidMr.Bucket."ThenyouwillbesogoodastoletmeleaveMissSummersonwithyouforamomentwhileIgoandhavehalfawordwithhim?"Thelastpolice-officerwithwhomhehadconferredwasstandingsilentlybehindus.IwasnotawareofituntilhestruckinonmysayingIheardsomeonecrying."Don’tbealarmed,miss,"hereturned."It’sSnagsby’sservant.""Why,yousee,"saidMr.

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