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She went dead white when I released her, she trembled, and in her turn

held on to the back of the chair--

"How dare you!" she panted--"How dare you!--I will go this entleman"

The reaction came to me--

"That is it, I suppose--" I said hoarsely--"I aentleman

underneath--the civilization isto say--I was h up as to whether it is worth your while to stay with e of that I can only assure you that I will try not to err

again--perhaps so o to my room now, and you can let me have your decision

in an hour or so--"

I could not move because my crutch had fallen to the floor out of my

reach--She stood in indecision for a ave it to ot to

the door I turned and said--

"I apologize for having lost my self-control--I aive ive you azing at me--For once I had taken the wind out of her sails--

Then I bowed and hobbled on into e deserted ot to the bed with difficulty and threw

myself down upon it and lay there, too filled with e inning of a new stage?

Time will tell