Chapter 40

           Thegirl’slifehadbeensquanderedinthestreets,andamongthemostnoisomeofthestewsanddensofLondon,buttherewassomethingofthewoman’soriginalnatureleftinherstill;andwhensheheardalightstepapproachingthedooroppositetothatbywhichshehadentered,andthoughtofthewidecontrastwhichthesmallroomwouldinanothermomentcontain,shefeltburdenedwiththesenseofherowndeepshame,andshrunkasthoughshecouldscarcelybearthepresenceofherwithwhomshehadsoughtthisinterview.

           Butstrugglingwiththesebetterfeelingswaspride—theviceofthelowestandmostdebasedcreaturesnolessthanofthehighandself-assured.Themiserablecompanionofthievesandruffians,thefallenoutcastoflowhaunts,theassociateofthescouringsofthejailsandhulks,livingwithintheshadowofthegallowsitself—eventhisdegradedbeingfelttooproudtobetrayafeeblegleamofthewomanlyfeelingwhichshethoughtaweakness,butwhichaloneconnectedherwiththathumanity,ofwhichherwastinglifehadobliteratedsomany,manytraceswhenaverychild.

           Sheraisedhereyessufficientlytoobservethatthefigurewhichpresenteditselfwasthatofaslightandbeautifulgirl;then,bendingthemontheground,shetossedherheadwithaffectedcarelessnessasshesaid:

           ‘It’sahardmattertogettoseeyou,lady.IfIhadtakenoffence,andgoneaway,asmanywouldhavedone,you’dhavebeensorryforitoneday,andnotwithoutreasoneither.’

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