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natural function of the ordinary hu else And they expect a man with the world in his brain

and the devil in his blood to live decently in this da

and filth! And when the world-

about this particular foret into a

stiff shirt or a strait waistcoat and converse sanely with that innocent

woman, his wife If he doesn't there's a scandal, and the devil to pay--"

Stanistreet looked grave Whither was all this tending? To a final

abandonment of Mrs Nevill Tyson?

"Of course, the ht have been a chance forwhat I ao

and marry It was the deed of a lunatic"

"Isn't it rather late to go back on that now? What's the good?"

"None, you fool, none And if there's anything that staing the wo anybody butwhat I a sort of wo that confession to you I believe you knowht in front of hi sort," he said slowly; "but shewoman for you"

"Men like you and

woman; I don't knohy"