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Esther’s Narrative

           Coldandglitteringdevils!"Shetappedmeseveraltimesuponthearmandnoddedgood-humouredlyasifshewereanxiousIshouldunderstandthatIhadnocausetofearher,thoughshespokesogloomily,andconfidedtheseawfulsecretstome."Letmesee,"saidshe."I’lltellyoumyowncase.BeforetheyeverdrewmebeforeIhadeverseenthemwhatwasitIusedtodo?Tambourineplaying?No.Tambourwork.Iandmysisterworkedattambourwork.Ourfatherandourbrotherhadabuilder’sbusiness.Wealllivedtogether.Ve-ryrespectably,mydear!First,ourfatherwasdrawnslowly.Homewasdrawnwithhim.Inafewyearshewasafierce,sour,angrybankruptwithoutakindwordorakindlookforanyone.Hehadbeensodifferent,FitzJarndyce.Hewasdrawntoadebtors’prison.Therehedied.Thenourbrotherwasdrawnswiftlytodrunkenness.Andrags.Anddeath.Thenmysisterwasdrawn.Hush!Neverasktowhat!ThenIwasillandinmisery,andheard,asIhadoftenheardbefore,thatthiswasalltheworkofChancery.WhenIgotbetter,Iwenttolookatthemonster.AndthenIfoundouthowitwas,andIwasdrawntostaythere."Havinggotoverherownshortnarrative,inthedeliveryofwhichshehadspokeninalow,strainedvoice,asiftheshockwerefreshuponher,shegraduallyresumedherusualairofamiableimportance."Youdon’tquitecreditme,mydear!Well,well!Youwill,someday.Iamalittlerambling.ButIhavenoticed.Ihaveseenmanynewfacescome,unsuspicious,withintheinfluenceofthemaceandsealinthesemanyyears.Asmyfather’scamethere.Asmybrother’s.

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