_) So it's all ended, through no fault of mine-- Haven't
I behaved beautifully? I've accepted your dismissal, and you managed
it as cruelly as you could, and I have made you respect my sex, haven't
I? (_Arranging gloves and fan._) I only pray that she'll know you some
day as I know you now. I wouldn't be you then, for I think even your
conceit will be hurt. I hope she'll pay you back the humiliation you've
brought on me. I hope-- No. I don't. I _can't_ give you up! I must
have something to look forward to or I shall go crazy. When it's all
over, come back to me, come back to me, and you'll find that you're
my Pip still!
CAPT. G. (_Very clearly._) 'False move, and you pay for it. It's a
girl!
MRS. H. (_Rising._) Then it _was_ true! They said--but I wouldn't
insult you by asking. A girl! _I_ was a girl not very long ago. Be
good to her, Pip. I daresay she believes in you.
_Goes out with an uncertain smile. He watches her through the door,
and settles into a chair as the men redistribute themselves._
CAPT. G. Now, if there is any Power who looks after this world, will
He kindly tell me what I have done? (_Reaching out for the claret, and
half aloud.
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