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           Itwasthesavage,murderouspassionoftherevoltedserf.Icouldhavetakenthecrutchfromhersideandbeatenherfaceinwithit.Shethrewherhandsup,asiftoavoidablow,andcoweredawayfrommeintothecornerofthesettee."Thebrandy!"shegasped."Thebrandy!"Itookthedecanterandpoureditovertherootsofapalminthewindow.ThenIsnatchedthephotographfromherhandandtoreitintoahundredpieces."Youvilewoman,"Isaid,"ifIdidmydutytosociety,youwouldneverleavethisroomalive!""Iloveyou,Austin;Iloveyou!"shewailed."Yes,"Icried,"andCharlesSadlerbefore.Andhowmanyothersbeforethat?""CharlesSadler!"shegasped."Hehasspokentoyou?So,CharlesSadler,CharlesSadler!"Hervoicecamethroughherwhitelipslikeasnake’shiss."Yes,Iknowyou,andothersshallknowyou,too.Youshamelesscreature!YouknewhowIstood.Andyetyouusedyourvilepowertobringmetoyourside.Youmay,perhaps,dosoagain,butatleastyouwillrememberthatyouhaveheardmesaythatIloveMissMardenfromthebottomofmysoul,andthatIloatheyou,abhoryou!"Theverysightofyouandthesoundofyourvoicefillmewithhorroranddisgust.Thethoughtofyouisrepulsive.ThatishowIfeeltowardyou,andifitpleasesyoubyyourtrickstodrawmeagaintoyoursideasyouhavedoneto-night,youwillatleast,Ishouldthink,havelittlesatisfactionintryingtomakealoveroutofamanwhohastoldyouhisrealopinionofyou.

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