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VNL UGKY A UDLEY BALE. 97<br />

won t pretend to withdraw it, I can't give<br />

and take back quite so easily, but I think,<br />

till this matter is cleared up, we had better<br />

remain as we were before—before—anything<br />

was said to make a difference. I don't<br />

accuse you—I do n't accuse any one, but I<br />

think it is only due to myself, that till this<br />

story is set right, my name should not be<br />

connected with yours. If you wish mat-<br />

ters to be different, surely you can <strong>of</strong>fer some<br />

solution <strong>of</strong> all these mysteries, which to me<br />

are inexplicable."<br />

Milly spoke with a little quiet dignity<br />

that sat very well on <strong>her</strong>. She had suf-<br />

fered a great deal ; right or wrong, she<br />

had believed in Mrs. Thornton, and friend-<br />

ship to Milly was a very serious thing. It<br />

cost <strong>her</strong> almost as much to believe that <strong>her</strong><br />

friend was unworthy as <strong>her</strong> lover. She had<br />

fought very hard against this belief It was<br />

not till one day in a fit <strong>of</strong> restless curiosity,<br />

she removed the sealing wax from the<br />

VOL. III. 7

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