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"She did--but said, in the next breath, that it would be useless,

since the ht

Winston arbitrary, and Mabel credulous; but she was afraid to

interfere As for myself, what could I have told you that you had

not already heard? I could only hope that the cloud was not heavy,

and would soon blow over From the hour in which it cast the first

shadow upon her, Mabel was estranged from me--the decline of our

inti their own

counsel Winston, who never liked me, and whom I detested, was as

confidential with me in this affair as my old playfellow and school-

mate Believe me when I declare that if ht with her, I would have run the risk of her displeasure

and Winston's anathe it"

"I do believe you! Nor need you expatiate to me upon the obduracy of

the Aylett pride Surely, no one living hasand implacable I find it is I looked for

injustice at Winston Aylett's hands I read him truly in our only