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42 BLACK SHEEP.in yours — in mine. Let it come whenit may,butlet usbe aw-ay out of it all. We have moneynow,Stewart — at least, we are not so poor but that wemay make oui' way in another country — that wemay begin another life. HaveIever talked idly,Stewart, or given you evil counsel? No, surelynot. In all the years for which you have beenall the world to me,Ihave never spoken vainly;let me not speak vainly now. Imight implore,Imight entreat," she went on, her eyes nowbright"with eagerness and her hands clasped. Imightplead a woman's weakness and natural terror;Imight tell youIamnot able for the task you dictateto me;butItell you none of these things.Iam able to do and to suffer anything, everythingthat may or must be done, or suffered foryou.Idon't even speak of whatIhave suffered;butIsay to you,be guided by me in this — yieldto me inthis. There is a weak spot inour stronghold;there is a flaw in our armour.Iknow it.Icannot tell,Icannot guess where itis. An instincttells me that ruin is threatening us, andthis is our way of escape. O, my husband,listento me!"
A FIRST APPEAL. 43He was standing opposite to her, leaningagainst an angle of the wall, mingled fury andamazement in his face, but he did not interrupther by a word or a sign." There is no power in me," she went on, " totellyou the strengthof my conviction that this isthe turning-point in our fate. Let us take themoney we have, and go. Why should you stayin England,Stewart, morethan inanyother country?We have no ties but one another." Shelooked at him more sharply- here, throughall her"earnestness. Friendships and the obligationsthey bring are not for us. The world has nohome-bonds for us.Where moneyis to be madeyou can live, in such content as y-ou can everhave; and where you areIam as content asIcan everbe."" You are a cheerful counsellor," Routh broke"out, in uncontrollable passion. Do you thinkIam mad, woman, whenIhave playedso desperatea game, ancl am winning it so fast, thatIshouldthrow up my cards now?Let me hear nomoreof this. Come to your senses, if you can, ancl assoon as you can, forIyvill not stand this sort of
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A FIRST APPEAL. 43He was standing opposite to her, leaningagainst an angle of the wall, mingled fury andamazement in his face, but he did not interrupther by a word or a sign." <strong>The</strong>re is no power in me," she went on, " totellyou the strengthof my conviction that this isthe turning-point in our fate. Let us take themoney we have, and go. Why should you stayin England,Stewart, morethan inanyother country?We have no ties but one another." Shelooked at him more sharply- here, throughall her"earnestness. Friendships and the obligationsthey bring are not for us. <strong>The</strong> world has nohome-bonds for us.Where moneyis to be madeyou can live, in such content as y-ou can everhave; and where you areIam as content asIcan everbe."" You are a cheerful counsellor," Routh broke"out, in uncontrollable passion. Do you thinkIam mad, woman, whenIhave playedso desperatea game, ancl am winning it so fast, thatIshouldthrow up my cards now?Let me hear nomoreof this. Come to your senses, if you can, ancl assoon as you can, forIyvill not stand this sort of
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