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"What worse can you do, than to make your lover, your husband?" I exclaiht make you his slave," she replied quickly, "are you not in reement? But, of course, you will merely take pleasure in it, if I have you bound, and say to him

"Do with him what you please"

"Woman, are you mad!" I cried

"I am entirely rational," she said, calmly "I warn you for the last tione as far as I have gone o still further I feel a sort of hatred for you, and would find a real joy in seeing hi er, I seized her by the wrist and forced her to the ground, so that she lay on her knees before e and terror were painted on her face

"I shall kill you if you marry him," I threatened; the words came hoarsely and dully froo, I love you too ht hand involuntarily seized the dagger which I still had in my belt

Wanda fixed a large, calm, incomprehensible look on me

"I like you that way," she said, carelessly "Now you are a man, and at this moment I know I still love you"

"Wanda," I ith rapture, and bent down over her, covering her dear face with kisses, and she, suddenly breaking into a loud gay laugh, said, "Have you finished with your ideal now, are you satisfied with me?"

"You mean?" I stammered, "that you weren't serious?"

"I aaily continued "I love you, only you, and you--you foolish, littlewas onlyHow hard it often was for me to strike you with the whip, when I would have rather taken your head and covered it with kisses But noe are through with that, aren't we? I have played my cruel role better than you expected, and now you will be satisfied with ether unattractive Isn't that so? We will live like rational people--"

"You willwith happiness