Chapter 51

           WhatpurposeIhadinviewwhenIwashotontracingoutandprovingEstella’sparentage,Icannotsay.Itwillpresentlybeseenthatthequestionwasnotbeforemeinadistinctshapeuntilitwasputbeforemebyawiserheadthanmyown.

           ButwhenHerbertandIhadheldourmomentousconversation,IwasseizedwithafeverishconvictionthatIoughttohuntthematterdownthatIoughtnottoletitrest,butthatIoughttoseeMr.Jaggers,andcomeatthebaretruth.IreallydonotknowwhetherIfeltthatIdidthisforEstella’ssake,orwhetherIwasgladtotransfertothemaninwhosepreservationIwassomuchconcernedsomeraysoftheromanticinterestthathadsolongsurroundedme.Perhapsthelatterpossibilitymaybethenearertothetruth.

           Anyway,IcouldscarcelybewithheldfromgoingouttoGerrardStreetthatnight.Herbert’srepresentationsthat,ifIdid,Ishouldprobablybelaidupandstrickenuseless,whenourfugitive’ssafetywoulddependuponme,alonerestrainedmyimpatience.Ontheunderstanding,againandagainreiterated,that,comewhatwould,IwastogotoMr.Jaggersto-morrow,Iatlengthsubmittedtokeepquiet,andtohavemyhurtslookedafter,andtostayathome.Earlynextmorningwewentouttogether,andatthecornerofGiltspurStreetbySmithfield,IleftHerberttogohiswayintotheCity,andtookmywaytoLittleBritain.

           TherewereperiodicaloccasionswhenMr.

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