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           ""Well,sir?""AndyouknowandIknowthatyouhavenotsentherawayforthereasonsyouhaveassigned,butforthepurposeofseparatingherasmuchaspossiblefromexcusemymentioningitasamatterofbusinessanyreproachandexposurethatimpendoveryourself.""Well,sir?""Well,LadyDedlock,"returnsthelawyer,crossinghislegsandnursingtheuppermostknee."Iobjecttothat.Iconsiderthatadangerousproceeding.Iknowittobeunnecessaryandcalculatedtoawakenspeculation,doubt,rumour,Idon’tknowwhat,inthehouse.Besides,itisaviolationofouragreement.Youweretobeexactlywhatyouwerebefore.Whereas,itmustbeevidenttoyourself,asitistome,thatyouhavebeenthiseveningverydifferentfromwhatyouwerebefore.Why,blessmysoul,LadyDedlock,transparentlyso!""If,sir,"shebegins,"inmyknowledgeofmysecret"Butheinterruptsher."Now,LadyDedlock,thisisamatterofbusiness,andinamatterofbusinessthegroundcannotbekepttooclear.Itisnolongeryoursecret.Excuseme.Thatisjustthemistake.Itismysecret,intrustforSirLeicesterandthefamily.Ifitwereyoursecret,LadyDedlock,weshouldnotbehereholdingthisconversation.""Thatisverytrue.IfinmyknowledgeofTHEsecretIdowhatIcantospareaninnocentgirl(especially,rememberingyourownreferencetoherwhenyoutoldmystorytotheassembledguestsatChesneyWold)fromthetaintofmyimpendingshame,IactuponaresolutionIhavetaken.Nothingintheworld,andnooneintheworld,couldshakeitorcouldmoveme.

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