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Chapter 33

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           Herrevertingtothistoneasifourassociationwereforceduponus,andweweremerepuppets,gavemepain;buteverythinginourintercoursedidgivemepain.Whateverhertonewithmehappenedtobe,Icouldputnotrustinit,andbuildnohopeonit;andyetIwentonagainsttrustandagainsthope.Whyrepeatitathousandtimes?Soitalwayswas.

           Irangforthetea,andthewaiter,reappearingwithhismagicclew,broughtinbydegreessomefiftyadjunctstothatrefreshment,butofteanotaglimpse.Ateaboard,cupsandsaucers,plates,knivesandforks(includingcarvers),spoons(various),saltcellars,ameeklittlemuffinconfinedwiththeutmostprecautionunderastrongironcover,Mosesinthebulrushestypifiedbyasoftbitofbutterinaquantityofparsley,apaleloafwithapowderedhead,twoproofimpressionsofthebarsofthekitchenfireplaceontriangularbitsofbread,andultimatelyafatfamilyurn;whichthewaiterstaggeredinwith,expressinginhiscountenanceburdenandsuffering.Afteraprolongedabsenceatthisstageoftheentertainment,heatlengthcamebackwithacasketofpreciousappearancecontainingtwigs.TheseIsteepedinhotwater,andsofromthewholeoftheseappliancesextractedonecupofIdon’tknowwhatforEstella.

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