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and at sight of it a sudden anger came upon irl was a murderess;

wherefore, I would fain have destroyed the vile thing, and

reached for it i

up the weapon, hid it behind her as she had done once before

"Give it to !"

"Yet it has been ht," she answered

"Give it to arded

me with a disdainful air, for my tone had been imperative

"Come," said I, and held out my hand So, for a while, we looked

into each other's eyes, then, all at once, she dropped the weapon

on the table, before an, speaking with her back still turned to me

"Well?" said I

"--that you have--"

"Yes?" said I

"--very unpleasant--eyes!"

"I a the weapon out of

sight behinddone which, I drew both

chairs nearer the fire, and invited her to sit down