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Chapter 25

           Nowjustwhatwasshereferringtotherewhenshewrote‘nowthatwehaveourplan’?"

           "Idon’tknowunlessitwasthatIwascomingtogetherandtakeherawaysomewheretemporarily."

           "Nottomarryher,ofcourse."

           "No,Ihadn’tsaidso."

           "Butrightafterthatinthissamelettershesays:‘Onthewayup,insteadofcomingstraighthome,IdecidedtostopatHomertoseemysisterandbrother-in-law,sinceIamnotsurenowwhenI’llseethemagain,andIwantsomuchthattheyshallseemerespectableorneveratallanymore.’Nowjustwhatdoyousuppose,shemeantbythatword‘respectable’?Livingsomewhereinsecretandunmarriedandhavingachildwhileyousentheralittlemoney,andthencomingbackmaybeandposingassingleandinnocentormarriedandherhusbanddeadorwhat?Don’tyousupposeshesawherselfmarriedtoyou,foratimeatleast,andthechildgivenaname?That‘plan’shementionscouldn’thavecontemplatedanythinglessthanthat,couldit?"

           "Well,maybeasshesawititcouldn’t,"evadedClyde."ButIneversaidIwouldmarryher."

           "Well,wellwe’llletthatrestaminute,"wentonMasondoggedly.

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