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'I should put it in this way,' she said, 'that he thought he was

justified in sacrificing a woman for the sake of an IMPULSE Call

this a defect or a crime--whichever you like--it is repellent to me

It makes no difference to me to know that he believed the impulse to

be divine' 'I wish,' interrupted Clara, 'you tould choose less exciting

subjects of conversation; ht'

They were silent, and Baruch, affecting to study a Rollin's Ancient

History, wondered, especially when he called to mind Mrs Caffyn's

report, what this girl's history could have been He presently

recovered hiive some

reason why he had called Before, however, he was able to offer any

excuse, Clara closed her book

'Now, it is right,' she said, 'and I am ready' J

ust at that

'Very sorry, Miss Hopgood, to ask you to stay for a few minutes I

recollected after I left that the doctor particularly wanted those

books sent off to-night I should not like to disappoint hi-office, and the van will be here in about