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"I appeal to your generosity!--for the sake of other people It

isn't only Alice ould be shocked, if it was found out Lloyd, I

don't insist on living with you Keep the e a secret, if you

want to; only, I ot up and ca her hands on his ar face to his; he frowned, and shrugged her hands away

"Go and sit down, Nelly Don't get excited I told you that I had a

prejudice in favor of keeping my word"

She drew back and sat down on the sofa, cowering a little in the

corner "Do you suppose I have no pride?" she breathed "Do you

suppose it is easy for ers tremble as,

with elaborate self-control, she pleated the crimson silk of her skirt

in little folds across her knee For a moment they were both silent

"Secrecy wouldn't do," he said, "To getSatan round the stump as far as Alice is concerned

Ultie would come

out, somehow, and then the very natural question would be: 'Why the

devil were they s