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232 BLACK SHEEP.All a lie. Look at me,ify-ou have the little courageneeded for looking at me, and tell me ifitcould be true!"Mrs. Ireton P. Bembridge looked at her, butonly to drop her head into her hands, and moanin the presence of the yvhite face and the steadysparkling blue eyes." This was the lie he told you concerning me.The lie he told you about himself was more importantin its results; and as it flattered you, ofcourse you gaveit ready credence.No doubt youbelieve it still, thoughyou must knoyv him betternoyv. He told you a story of his misunderstood,undervalued life; of family pride, and grandeur,and wealth — of family ties severed in consequenceof the charitable, chivalrous, self-sacrificing marriagehe had made; ofobscurity nobly borne andtoil willingly encountered,of talents unremittinglyexercised without fame or reward,ofhigh aspirationsand future possibilities, if only the agency ofyvealth and the incentive of love might be his.And this flimsy tale caught your fancy and yourfaith.It was so charming to fill the vacantplacein the misunderstood man's life, so delightful to be
"INFORMATION RECEIVED." 233at once queen and consoler, to supply all the deficienciesof this deplorable wife.It was just theprogramme to catch the fancy of a woman likeyou,beautiful, vain, and empty-."There yvas neither scorn nor angerin Harriet'svoice; there wasmerely a dash of reflection, asifshe had strayed for a moment from the track ofher discourse." But it was all a lie," she yvent on." Hisstory ofme, and his story of himself, were bothequally false. Into the truth, as regards myself,Ido notchoose to enter.Itis needless,and you areas incapable of understanding as you are indifferentto it. Thetruth about himImean to tell youfor his sake."" Why ?" stammered the listener." Because he is in danger, andI yvant tosave him, becauseIlove him— Aim, mind you,not the man you have fancied him, not the persuasiveblandlover you have foundhim, no doubt;forIconclude he has not changed the characterhe assumed that night upon the balcony; buttho hard, the cruel, the desperate man he is.Itell vou" — she drew a little nearer, and again
- Page 190 and 191: 182 BLACK SHEEP."I'm gladIsee'd tha
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- Page 196 and 197: 188 BLACK SHEEP.yvicked, fidelity,
- Page 198 and 199: 190 BLACK SHEEP.alittle. Ithad occu
- Page 200 and 201: 192 BLACK SHEEP.succeed; then the d
- Page 202 and 203: 194 BLACK SHEEP.suspicion that Airs
- Page 204 and 205: 196 BLACK SHEEP.for this woman, who
- Page 206 and 207: 198 BLACK SHEEP.named in the memora
- Page 208 and 209: 200 BLACK SHEEP.him deaf ancl blind
- Page 210 and 211: 202 BLACK SHEEr." Tliis is my- oppo
- Page 212 and 213: 204 BLACK SHEEP.lessblack eyes shif
- Page 214 and 215: 206 BLACK SHEEP."You are not drunk
- Page 216 and 217: 208 BLACK SHEEP." Now listen to me,
- Page 218 and 219: 210 BLACK SHEEP.Idon't care, indeed
- Page 220 and 221: 212 BLACK SHEEr.article of dress lo
- Page 222 and 223: 214 . BLACK SHEEP.Enoughof the old
- Page 224 and 225: 216 BLACK SHEEP.man as he entered t
- Page 226 and 227: 218 BLACK SHEEP." Well," said Cunni
- Page 228 and 229: 220 BLACK SHEEP.long lain hidden. A
- Page 230 and 231: 222 BLACK SHEEP.It yvas a very comp
- Page 232 and 233: 224 BLACK SHEEP.existence. Routh co
- Page 234 and 235: 226 BLACK SHEEP.becoming costume, a
- Page 236 and 237: 228 BLACK SHEEP."Madam," said the o
- Page 238 and 239: 230 BLACK SHEEP."What, what is it?"
- Page 242 and 243: 234 BLACK SHEEP.Mrs. Ireton P. Bemb
- Page 244 and 245: 236 BLACK SHEEP.come up with him. B
- Page 246 and 247: 238 BLACK SHEEP.care not; it might
- Page 248 and 249: 240 BLACK SHEEP.she said, with a su
- Page 250 and 251: 242 BLACK SHEEP.Ireton P. Bembridge
- Page 252 and 253: 244 BLACK SHEEP."That is my busines
- Page 254 and 255: 246 BLACK SHEEP.in which she was fo
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- Page 258 and 259: 250 BLACK SHEEP."to the general sen
- Page 260 and 261: 252 BLACK SHEEP.ladies whose carria
- Page 262 and 263: 254 BLACK SHEEP.with a beating hear
- Page 264 and 265: 256 BLACK SHEEP." It's quite true;n
- Page 266 and 267: 258 BLACK SHEEP.r'ous story as —
- Page 268 and 269: 260 BLACK SHEEP.Mr. James Lowther,
- Page 270 and 271: 262 BLACK SHEEP.the wizened mannish
- Page 272 and 273: 264 BLACK SHEEP.told it with circum
- Page 274 and 275: 266 BLACK SHEEP.street but him and
- Page 276 and 277: 268 BLACK SHEEP.knew the other gent
- Page 278 and 279: 270 BLACK SHEEP.said Mr. Lowther; "
- Page 280 and 281: 272 BLACK SHEEP." Ido. It was my so
- Page 282 and 283: 274 BLACK SHEEP." You will lie down
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- Page 286 and 287: 278 BLACK SHEEP.keeping close to th
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"INFORMATION RECEIVED." 233at once queen and consoler, to supply all the deficienciesof this deplorable wife.It was just theprogramme to catch the fancy of a woman likeyou,beautiful, vain, and empty-."<strong>The</strong>re yvas neither scorn nor angerin Harriet'svoice; there wasmerely a dash of reflection, asifshe had strayed for a moment from the track ofher discourse." But it was all a lie," she yvent on." Hisstory ofme, and his story of himself, were bothequally false. Into the truth, as regards myself,Ido notchoose to enter.Itis needless,and you areas incapable of understanding as you are indifferentto it. <strong>The</strong>truth about himImean to tell youfor his sake."" Why ?" stammered the listener." Because he is in danger, andI yvant tosave him, becauseIlove him— Aim, mind you,not the man you have fancied him, not the persuasiveblandlover you have foundhim, no doubt;forIconclude he has not changed the characterhe assumed that night upon the balcony; buttho hard, the cruel, the desperate man he is.Itell vou" — she drew a little nearer, and again
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