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256 OUT OF IIER SPHERE.<br />

She walked on fii-st when they left the<br />

Pier—it might be for the sake <strong>of</strong> leaving-<br />

Beatey and <strong>her</strong> lover toget<strong>her</strong> for a few<br />

minutes—and then Beatey turned to him :<br />

" Just tell me the truth. Of course you'll<br />

get him <strong>of</strong>f? I've always understood that.<br />

But do you mean to say that he will really<br />

be affected so seriously by this trial? Good<br />

gracious ! if it were not for the disgrace to<br />

his family, they might as well put an end<br />

to him at once."<br />

*' He'll have to live this thing down,'^<br />

said Temple, gravely ;<br />

"and it takes along<br />

time to live a false accusation down—as<br />

many a man has found before—and I don't<br />

think he can live it down in England. He<br />

must go abroad. He ought to give <strong>her</strong> up.<br />

He seemed inclined to think so himself,<br />

and I confirmed him in the idea. He has<br />

no business to marry <strong>her</strong> now."<br />

" She will marry him, and she wo n't be<br />

given up," said Beatey. " I would n't if I

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