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           "Thisshesayswithgreatdeliberationanddistinctnessandwithnomoreoutwardpassionthanhimself.Asforhim,hemethodicallydiscusseshismatterofbusinessasifshewereanyinsensibleinstrumentusedinbusiness."Really?Thenyousee,LadyDedlock,"hereturns,"youarenottobetrusted.Youhaveputthecaseinaperfectlyplainway,andaccordingtotheliteralfact;andthatbeingthecase,youarenottobetrusted.""PerhapsyoumayrememberthatIexpressedsomeanxietyonthissamepointwhenwespokeatnightatChesneyWold?""Yes,"saysMr.Tulkinghorn,coollygettingupandstandingonthehearth."Yes.Irecollect,LadyDedlock,thatyoucertainlyreferredtothegirl,butthatwasbeforewecametoourarrangement,andboththeletterandthespiritofourarrangementaltogetherprecludedanyactiononyourpartfoundeduponmydiscovery.Therecanbenodoubtaboutthat.Astosparingthegirl,ofwhatimportanceorvalueisshe?Spare!LadyDedlock,hereisafamilynamecompromised.Onemighthavesupposedthatthecoursewasstraightonovereverything,neithertotherightnortotheleft,regardlessofallconsiderationsintheway,sparingnothing,treadingeverythingunderfoot."Shehasbeenlookingatthetable.Sheliftsuphereyesandlooksathim.Thereisasternexpressiononherfaceandapartofherlowerlipiscompressedunderherteeth."Thiswomanunderstandsme,"Mr.Tulkinghornthinksassheletsherglancefallagain."SHEcannotbespared.Whyshouldshespareothers?"Foralittlewhiletheyaresilent.

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