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Esther’s Narrative

           Stay!Where’smybagofdocuments?Ihavegotitthere,andyoushallreadit,youshallreadit!"AndIDIDreadallthenoblehistory,thoughveryslowlyandimperfectlythen,formyeyesweresodimmedthatIcouldnotseethewords,andIcriedsomuchthatIwasmanytimesobligedtolaydownthelongaccountshehadcutoutofthenewspaper.Ifeltsotriumphantevertohaveknownthemanwhohaddonesuchgenerousandgallantdeeds,Ifeltsuchglowingexultationinhisrenown,Isoadmiredandlovedwhathehaddone,thatIenviedthestorm-wornpeoplewhohadfallenathisfeetandblessedhimastheirpreserver.Icouldmyselfhavekneeleddownthen,sofaraway,andblessedhiminmyrapturethatheshouldbesotrulygoodandbrave.Ifeltthatnoonemother,sister,wifecouldhonourhimmorethanI.Idid,indeed!Mypoorlittlevisitormademeapresentoftheaccount,andwhenastheeveningbegantocloseinsherosetotakeherleave,lestsheshouldmissthecoachbywhichshewastoreturn,shewasstillfulloftheshipwreck,whichIhadnotyetsufficientlycomposedmyselftounderstandinallitsdetails."Mydear,"saidsheasshecarefullyfoldedupherscarfandgloves,"mybravephysicianoughttohaveatitlebestoweduponhim.Andnodoubthewill.Youareofthatopinion?"Thathewelldeservedone,yes.Thathewouldeverhaveone,no."Whynot,FitzJarndyce?"sheaskedrathersharply.

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