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Jarndyce and Jarndyce

           "Itellyouwhat,mydeargirl,"saidRichard,"whenIgetaffairsingeneralsettled,Ishallcomedownhere,Ithink,andrest.""Woulditnotbebettertorestnow?"Iasked."Oh,astorestingNOW,"saidRichard,"orastodoinganythingverydefiniteNOW,that’snoteasy.Inshort,itcan’tbedone;Ican’tdoitatleast.""Whynot?"saidI."Youknowwhynot,Esther.Ifyouwerelivinginanunfinishedhouse,liabletohavetheroofputonortakenofftobefromtoptobottompulleddownorbuiltupto-morrow,nextday,nextweek,nextmonth,nextyearyouwouldfindithardtorestorsettle.SodoI.Now?There’snonowforussuitors."IcouldalmosthavebelievedintheattractiononwhichmypoorlittlewanderingfriendhadexpatiatedwhenIsawagainthedarkenedlookoflastnight.Terribletothinkithadinitalsoashadeofthatunfortunatemanwhohaddied."MydearRichard,"saidI,"thisisabadbeginningofourconversation.""Iknewyouwouldtellmeso,DameDurden.""AndnotIalone,dearRichard.ItwasnotIwhocautionedyouoncenevertofoundahopeorexpectationonthefamilycurse.""ThereyoucomebacktoJohnJarndyce!"saidRichardimpatiently."Well!Wemustapproachhimsoonerorlater,forheisthestapleofwhatIhavetosay,andit’saswellatonce.

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