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'No;' she said, looking up into his face as though watching for the personal attack which would be made upon her; 'no, I won't'

'Marie!' exclailanced round for a moment at her pseudo-ht,--and I won't'

'You won't!' shouted Melmotte She merely shook her head 'Do you mean that you, my own child, will attempt to rob your father just at the moment you can destroy him by your wickedness?' She shook her head but said no other word

'Nec pueros corae Slaughter her e'

Nor will I attempt to harrow my readers by a close description of the scene which followed Poor Marie That cutting her up into pieces was co down hardly uttered a sound But Madahtened beyond endurance screamed at the top of her voice,--'Ah, Mel hin thehtened by the screams, burst into the room It was perhaps not the first time that he had interfered to save Melmotte from the effects of his orath

'Oh, Mr Melmotte, vat is de matter?' asked the clerk Melmotte was out of breath and could hardly tell his story Marie gradually recovered herself; and crouched, cowering, in the corner of a sofa, by nothat the very life had been crushed out of her body Mada copiously, with her handkerchief up to her eyes 'Will you sign the papers?' Mel as she was, all in a heap, rateful pig'

'Ah, Ma'ae your fader'

'Wretched, wicked girl' said Melether Then he left the room, and followed by Croll descended to the study, whence the Longestaffes and Mr Bideawhile had long since taken their departure

Madairl, but for some minutes spoke never a word Marie lay on the sofa, all in a heap, with her hair dishevelled and her dress disordered, breathing hard, but uttering no sobs and shedding no tears The stepht so be called,--did not think of atte to persuade where her husband had failed She feared Melard to her own person, that she could not understand the girl's courage Mel, powerful as Satan,--whoh she daily deceived him, and was constantly detected in her deceptions Marie seee, and very much of his power At the present irl that she had been wrong But she had believed her husband when he had said that destruction was co, and had partly believed hiht be averted by Marie's obedience Her life had been passed in almost daily fear of destruction To Marie the last two years of splendour had been so long that they had produced a feeling of security But to the elder woman the two years had not sufficed to eradicate the remembrance of former reverses, and never for a moment had she felt herself to be secure At last she asked the girl what she would like to have done for her 'I wish he had killedherself up fro without another word to her own room