"You said on that occasion," I recommenced, "that you might possibly have the means of advancing my interests and promoting my fortunes by making discoveries of which I should be the subject. I presume that you founded that belief upon your general knowledge of my being an orphan girl, indebted for everything to the benevolence of Mr. Jarndyce. Now, the beginning and the end of what I have come to beg of you is, Mr. Guppy, that you will have the kindness to relinquish all idea of so serving me. I have thought of this sometimes, and I have thought of it most lately--since I have been ill. At length I have decided, in case you should at any time recall that purpose and act upon it in any way, to come to you and assure you that you are altogether mistaken. You could make no discovery in reference to me that would do me the least service or give me the least pleasure. I am acquainted with my personal history, and I have it in my power to assure you that you never can advance my welfare by such means. You may, perhaps, have abandoned this project a long time. If so, excuse my giving you unnecessary trouble. If not, I entreat you, on the assurance I have given you, henceforth to lay it aside. I beg you to do this, for my peace."

"You said on that occasion," I recommenced, "that you might possibly have the means of advancing my interests by making discoveries about me, as an orphan girl, indebted for everything to the benevolence of Mr. Jarndyce. Now, I have come to beg you, Mr. Guppy, to have the kindness to relinquish all idea of so serving me. I have thought of this since I have been ill. I have decided, in case you should at any time recall that purpose, to come to you and assure you that you could make no discovery about me that would do me the least service or give me the least pleasure. I am acquainted with my personal history, and I can tell you that you never can advance my welfare by such means. I beg you to lay this project aside, for my peace."
