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Chapter 50

           Yourememberhisbreakingoffhereaboutsomewomanthathehadhadgreattroublewith.DidIhurtyou?"

           Ihadstarted,butnotunderhistouch.Hiswordshadgivenmeastart.

           "Ihadforgottenthat,Herbert,butIrememberitnowyouspeakofit."

           "Well!Hewentintothatpartofhislife,andadarkwildpartitis.ShallItellyou?Orwoulditworryyoujustnow?"

           "Tellmebyallmeans.Everyword."

           Herbertbentforwardtolookatmemorenearly,asifmyreplyhadbeenrathermorehurriedormoreeagerthanhecouldquiteaccountfor."Yourheadiscool?"hesaid,touchingit.

           "Quite,"saidI."TellmewhatProvissaid,mydearHerbert."

           "Itseems,"saidHerbert,"—there’sabandageoffmostcharmingly,andnowcomesthecoolonemakesyoushrinkatfirst,mypoordearfellow,don’tit?butitwillbecomfortablepresently,itseemsthatthewomanwasayoungwoman,andajealouswoman,andarevengefulwoman;revengeful,Handel,tothelastdegree."

           "Towhatlastdegree?"

           "Murder.Doesitstriketoocoldonthatsensitiveplace?"

           "Idon’tfeelit.Howdidshemurder?Whomdidshemurder?""Why,thedeedmaynothavemeritedquitesoterribleaname,"saidHerbert,"but,shewastriedforit,andMr.Jaggersdefendedher,andthereputationofthatdefencefirstmadehisnameknowntoProvis.

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