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Chapter 1

           Shefrowned,andsubsidedontothesofawithatiredair,andwithouttakingthetroubletoremoveherhat.Sheverywellknewthatifshekeptquietandaskedherbrothernothingabouthisreasonfortearingupanddowntheroom,hiswrathwouldfalluponherhead.Soshehastenedtoputthequestion:

           “Theoldstory,eh?”

           “Oldstory?No!Heavenknowswhat’supnowIdon’t!Fatherhassimplygonemad;mother’sinfloodsoftears.Uponmyword,Varia,Imustkickhimoutofthehouse;orelsegomyself,”headded,probablyrememberingthathecouldnotwellturnpeopleoutofahousewhichwasnothisown.

           “Youmustmakeallowances,”murmuredVaria.

           “Makeallowances?Forwhom?Himtheoldblackguard?No,no,Variathatwon’tdo!Itwon’tdo,Itellyou!Andlookattheswaggeroftheman!He’salltoblamehimself,andyetheputsonsomuch‘side’thatyou’dthinkmyword!‘It’stoomuchtroubletogothroughthegate,youmustbreakthefenceforme!’That’sthesortofairheputson;butwhat’sthematterwithyou,Varia?Whatacuriousexpressionyouhave!”

           “I’mallright,”saidVaria,inatonethatsoundedasthoughshewereallwrong.

           Ganialookedmoreintentlyather.

           “You’vebeenthere?”heasked,suddenly.

           “Yes.”

           “Didyoufindoutanything?”

           “Nothingunexpected.Idiscoveredthatit’salltrue.Myhusbandwaswiserthaneitherofus.

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