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Chesney Wold

           "Yes!Heisalwaysvigilantandalwaysnearme.Imaykeephimatastandstill,butIcannevershakehimoff.""Hashesolittlepityorcompunction?""Hehasnone,andnoanger.Heisindifferenttoeverythingbuthiscalling.Hiscallingistheacquisitionofsecretsandtheholdingpossessionofsuchpowerastheygivehim,withnoshareroropponentinit.""Couldyoutrustinhim?""Ishallnevertry.ThedarkroadIhavetroddenforsomanyyearswillendwhereitwill.Ifollowitalonetotheend,whatevertheendbe.Itmaybenear,itmaybedistant;whiletheroadlasts,nothingturnsme.""Dearmother,areyousoresolved?""IAMresolved.Ihavelongoutbiddenfollywithfolly,pridewithpride,scornwithscorn,insolencewithinsolence,andhaveoutlivedmanyvanitieswithmanymore.Iwilloutlivethisdanger,andoutdieit,ifIcan.IthasclosedaroundmealmostasawfullyasifthesewoodsofChesneyWoldhadclosedaroundthehouse,butmycoursethroughitisthesame.Ihavebutone;Icanhavebutone.""Mr.Jarndyce—"Iwasbeginningwhenmymotherhurriedlyinquired,"DoesHEsuspect?""No,"saidI."No,indeed!Beassuredthathedoesnot!"AndItoldherwhathehadrelatedtomeashisknowledgeofmystory."Butheissogoodandsensible,"saidI,"thatperhapsifheknew—"Mymother,whountilthistimehadmadenochangeinherposition,raisedherhanduptomylipsandstoppedme."Confidefullyinhim,"shesaidafteralittlewhile."Youhavemyfreeconsent—asmallgiftfromsuchamothertoherinjuredchild!—butdonottellmeofit.Someprideisleftinmeevenyet.

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