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154 OUT OF IIEli SPHERE.<br />

house, nothing else was talked <strong>of</strong> ; and <strong>of</strong><br />

course, it was not very long before the<br />

news reached Beechside. Mrs. Rushington<br />

was incredulous when, after his evening<br />

visit to the reading-room, <strong>her</strong> husband came<br />

in with the news. " John, my dear, it<br />

can't be," she said solemnly, and fanned<br />

<strong>her</strong>self vigorously.<br />

" Mr. Audley Dale was,<br />

I'm afraid, no better than young men are in<br />

general—Milly, my dear, Beatey and you<br />

had better go up-stairs—John, consider-<br />

ing all the circumstances <strong>of</strong> the case, you<br />

shouldn't have mentioned it before those<br />

girls. It's not the murder, <strong>of</strong> course,<br />

but all that preceded it. It would never<br />

do for them to know all that is talked<br />

about Mrs. Thornton. Poor woman !<br />

I<br />

do n't know when I've been so shocked ; but<br />

as to Mr. Dale's killing <strong>her</strong>, it's ridiculous.<br />

Young men in his position don't do that<br />

kind <strong>of</strong> thing, whatever else they may be<br />

guilty <strong>of</strong>."

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