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           "IcallherEstherSummerson,"saysMrs.Chadbandwithausterity."TherewasnoMiss-ingofthegirlinmytime.ItwasEsther.’Esther,dothis!Esther,dothat!’andshewasmadetodoit.""Mydearma’am,"returnsMr.Guppy,movingacrossthesmallapartment,"thehumbleindividualwhonowaddressesyoureceivedthatyoungladyinLondonwhenshefirstcameherefromtheestablishmenttowhichyouhavealluded.Allowmetohavethepleasureoftakingyoubythehand."Mr.Chadband,atlastseeinghisopportunity,makeshisaccustomedsignalandriseswithasmokinghead,whichhedabswithhispocket-handkerchief.Mrs.Snagsbywhispers"Hush!""Myfriends,"saysChadband,"wehavepartakeninmoderation"(whichwascertainlynotthecasesofarashewasconcerned)"ofthecomfortswhichhavebeenprovidedforus.Maythishouseliveuponthefatnessoftheland;maycornandwinebeplentifultherein;mayitgrow,mayitthrive,mayitprosper,mayitadvance,mayitproceed,mayitpressforward!But,myfriends,havewepartakenofanythingelse?Wehave.Myfriends,ofwhatelsehavewepartaken?Ofspiritualprofit?Yes.Fromwhencehavewederivedthatspiritualprofit?Myyoungfriend,standforth!"Jo,thusapostrophized,givesaslouchbackward,andanotherslouchforward,andanotherslouchtoeachside,andconfrontstheeloquentChadbandwithevidentdoubtsofhisintentions."Myyoungfriend,"saysChadband,"youaretousapearl,youaretousadiamond,youaretousagem,youaretousajewel.Andwhy,myyoungfriend?""Idon’tknow,"repliesJo."Idon’tknownothink.

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