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XXIII

           ShelookedagainfromSophy’sinscrutableeyestoOwen’sstormyfeatures;thenshesaid:“WhatcanIdo,whenthere’sclearlysomethingbetweenyouthatIdon’tknowabout?”

           “Oh,ifitwerebetweenus!Can’tyouseeit’soutsideofus—outsideofher,draggingather,draggingherawayfromme?”Owenwheeledroundagainuponhisstep-mother.

           Annaturnedfromhimtothegirl.“Isittruethatyouwanttobreakyourengagement?Ifyoudo,yououghttotellhimnow.”

           Owenburstintoalaugh.“Shedoesn’tdareto—she’safraidI’llguessthereason!”

           AfaintsoundescapedfromSophy’slips,butshekeptthemcloseonwhateveranswershehadready.

           “Ifshedoesn’twishtomarryyou,whyshouldshebeafraidtohaveyouknowthereason?”

           “She’safraidtohaveyouknowit—notme!”

           “Tohavemeknowit?”

           Helaughedagain,andAnna,athislaugh,feltasuddenrushofindignation.

           “Owen,youmustexplainwhatyoumean!”

           Helookedatherhardbeforeanswering;then:“AskDarrow!”hesaid.

           “Owen—Owen!”SophyVinermurmured.

           

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