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Out of her sphere - University Library

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IN THE FORT.<br />

would most likely soon go, and, if she kept<br />

<strong>her</strong> face turned from him, nev^er be able<br />

to recognize <strong>her</strong> if he met <strong>her</strong> in the town.<br />

But what was he now standing still for,<br />

as if he were taking an inventory <strong>of</strong><br />

every stone in the old walls ? She only<br />

hoped he would n't speak, but if she had to<br />

answer him, it should still be with <strong>her</strong> face<br />

turned from him.<br />

The man was coming nearer. Had he<br />

an especial fancy to the point <strong>of</strong> view froili<br />

the loophole by which she sat ? Nearer<br />

still—it was insufferably rude ;<br />

nearer still<br />

—she felt him touching <strong>her</strong>. She was as<br />

brave as most women, braver than are<br />

many, but <strong>her</strong> courage failed <strong>her</strong> as she felt<br />

him grasp <strong>her</strong> arm—failed and left <strong>her</strong><br />

utterly when she looked up and saw <strong>her</strong><br />

husband's face<br />

!<br />

What was it that she read t<strong>her</strong>e that<br />

made <strong>her</strong> ready to cry out and fling <strong>her</strong>self<br />

on the ground before him, to implore his

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