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Chapter 24

           

           “No,”saidhe,withratheratremblingvoice,“butwhenIsayIwastoblame?”

           “Why,ofcourse,yeweretoblame,”saidI,coolly;“andyouwillbearmeoutthatIhaveneverreproachedyou.”

           “Never,”sayshe;“butyekenverywellthatye’vedoneworse.Arewetopart?Yesaidsooncebefore.Areyetosayitagain?There’shillsandheatherenoughbetweenhereandthetwoseas,David;andIwillownI’mnoverykeentostaywhereI’mnowanted.”

           Thispiercedmelikeasword,andseemedtolaybaremyprivatedisloyalty.

           “AlanBreck!”Icried;andthen:“DoyouthinkIamonetoturnmybackonyouinyourchiefneed?Youdursn’tsayittomyface.Mywholeconduct’stheretogivethelietoit.It’strue,Ifellasleepuponthemuir;butthatwasfromweariness,andyoudowrongtocastituptome

           “WhichiswhatIneverdid,”saidAlan.

           “Butasidefromthat,”Icontinued,“whathaveIdonethatyoushouldevenmetodogsbysuchasupposition?Ineveryetfailedafriend,andit’snotlikelyI’llbeginwithyou.TherearethingsbetweenusthatIcanneverforget,evenifyoucan.”

           “Iwillonlysaythistoye,David,”saidAlan,veryquietly,“thatIhavelongbeenowingyemylife,andnowIoweyemoney.Yeshouldtrytomakethatburdenlightforme.”

           Thisoughttohavetouchedme,andinamanneritdid,butthewrongmanner.IfeltIwasbehavingbadly;andwasnownotonlyangrywithAlan,butangrywithmyselfinthebargain;anditmademethemorecruel.

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