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have been so happy How can I tell you? I feel so asharew crimson, and she looked down as if san--my happiness, I ht before, and--and the wild, wicked words I

spoke to you?"

Nell nodded slightly, and bent over the tea things

"I was ht that my

husband didn't care for --that it was all a mistake How did you know,

dear? But I did not believe you; and I--I thought--God forgive me!--that

I owed it to the man who did love me--that other Nell, I cannot bear to

speak his naht that I was bound

to go aith him! He had asked me--iain, and soon, and--and I should have yielded!"

"No, no!" said Nell, going round to her, and putting her arms round her

"Yes, ah, yes, I should!" said Lady Wolfer "I had made upI had decided to go,

whenever he asked , h even

now I cannot guess how you knew"