âYour ladyship, I conclude with that.â Mr. Guppy rises. âIf you think thereâs enough in this chain of circumstances put togetherâ âin the undoubted strong likeness of this young lady to your ladyship, which is a positive fact for a jury; in her having been brought up by Miss Barbary; in Miss Barbary stating Miss Summersonâs real name to be Hawdon; in your ladyshipâs knowing both these names very well ; and in Hawdonâs dying as he didâ âto give your ladyship a family interest in going further into the case, I will bring these papers here. I donât know what they are, except that they are old letters: I have never had them in my possession yet. I will bring those papers here as soon as I get them and go over them for the first time with your ladyship. I have told your ladyship my object. I have told your ladyship that I should be placed in a very disagreeable situation if any complaint was made, and all is in strict confidence.â
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