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"How dare you?" he said His eyes flashed with anger, and his voice

treing so on the tea-table, sank down on a

chair beside it; and Gwen, carrying a slice of toast on a fork, came in

to listen To hear her master speak in such excited tones was an event

so unusual as to cause her not only astonishment but pleasure

Shoni, too, was attracted by the loud tones, and stood blocking up the

doorway

Val her ar quietly

"Are you not asha at

that you are! Dear Uncle John, indeed! what

would your dear Uncle John say of you now? You fooled him as you have

fooled er in the house with

ered by her

silence, clutched her by the ar a step forward, and thrusting his

brawny arirl's bent head "Stop there! Use

as many bad words as you like, Essec Powell, but if you dare to touch

her with a finger, I'll show you who is the real ht shame and dishonour on ion, any

longer to harbour in o, ht under my roof!"

"Will you send her out at this late hour?" said Shoni "Where is she