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Chapter XVIII

           

           TheAngelfoundherselfyieldingtohisvoice.Hespokeinasoft,mellow,smoothlyflowingIrishtone,andalthoughhisspeechwasperfectlycorrect,itwassorounded,andaccented,andthesentencessoturned,thatitwasFrecklesoveragain.Still,itwasamatteroftheverygreatestimportance,andshemustbesure;soshelookedintothebeautifulwoman’sface.

           “Areyouhiswife?”sheasked.

           “Yes,”saidthewoman,“Iamhiswife.”

           “Well,”saidtheAngeljudicially,“theBirdWomansaysnooneinthewholeworldknowsallaman’sbignessesandallhislittlenessesashiswifedoes.Whatyouthinkofhimshoulddoforme.Doyoulikehim?”

           Thequestionwassoearnestlyaskedthatitmetwithequalearnestness.ThedarkheadmovedcaressinglyagainstLordO’More’ssleeve.

           “Betterthananyoneinthewholeworld,”saidLadyO’Morepromptly.

           TheAngelmusedasecond,andthenherlegaltingecametotheforeagain.

           “Yes,buthaveyouanyoneyoucouldlikebetter,ifhewasn’tallright?”shepersisted.

           “Ihavethreeofhissons,twolittledaughters,afather,mother,andseveralbrothersandsisters,”camethequickreply.

           “Andyoulikehimbest?”persistedtheAngelwithfinality.

           “IlovehimsomuchthatIwouldgiveupeveryoneofthemwithdryeyesifbysodoingIcouldsavehim,”criedLordO’More’swife.

           “Oh!”criedtheAngel.“Oh,my!”

           SheliftedhercleareyestoLordO’More’sandshookherhead.

           “Shenever,nevercoulddothat!”shesaid.“Butit’samightybigthingtoyourcreditthatsheTHINKSshecould.

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