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Chapter XXVI. The Story Club Is Formed

           ShesaidMalcolmtoldSusanthathisdadhadgivenhimthefarminhisownnameandthensaid,‘Whatdoyousay,darlingpet,ifwegethitchedthisfall?’AndSusansaid,‘Yes—no—Idon’tknow—letmesee’—andtheretheywere,engagedasquickasthat.ButIdidn’tthinkthatsortofaproposalwasaveryromanticone,sointheendIhadtoimagineitoutaswellasIcould.ImadeitveryfloweryandpoeticalandBertramwentonhisknees,althoughRubyGillissaysitisn’tdonenowadays.Geraldineacceptedhiminaspeechapagelong.IcantellyouItookalotoftroublewiththatspeech.IrewroteitfivetimesandIlookuponitasmymasterpiece.BertramgaveheradiamondringandarubynecklaceandtoldhertheywouldgotoEuropeforaweddingtour,forhewasimmenselywealthy.Butthen,alas,shadowsbegantodarkenovertheirpath.CordeliawassecretlyinlovewithBertramherselfandwhenGeraldinetoldherabouttheengagementshewassimplyfurious,especiallywhenshesawthenecklaceandthediamondring.AllheraffectionforGeraldineturnedtobitterhateandshevowedthatsheshouldnevermarryBertram.ButshepretendedtobeGeraldine’sfriendthesameasever.OneeveningtheywerestandingonthebridgeoverarushingturbulentstreamandCordelia,thinkingtheywerealone,pushedGeraldineoverthebrinkwithawild,mocking,‘Ha,ha,ha.’ButBertramsawitallandheatonceplungedintothecurrent,exclaiming,‘Iwillsavethee,mypeerlessGeraldine.’Butalas,hehadforgottenhecouldn’tswim,andtheywerebothdrowned,claspedineachother’sarms.

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