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96 OUT OF HER SPHERE.<br />

Milly the whole truth, she would have be-<br />

lieved him in this ot<strong>her</strong> matter, but he<br />

could not bring himself to the humiliation<br />

— ;<br />

nay, he was not sure that she would believe<br />

him. '' She was set against him," he said<br />

to himself, " and even if she did credit his<br />

story, it would not make matters any<br />

better—rat<strong>her</strong> worse indeed. Would not<br />

his past folly make the sin <strong>of</strong> which he was<br />

accused at present, seem all the more probable<br />

r<br />

" Do you mean to say that you believe<br />

this ?" he continued fiercely, '' that you can<br />

entertain such thoughts <strong>of</strong> the woman you<br />

called your friend, to say nothing <strong>of</strong> my-<br />

self? If you do, Milly, your friendship is<br />

as little worth as—— " and then he paused,<br />

scarcely feeling disposed to wind up the<br />

sentence with a suitable peroration. Milly<br />

did it for him.<br />

" As my love, I suppose you would say<br />

is that what you mean, Audley ? Well, I

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