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Chapter 19
’Butdon’tyousee,’saidConnie.’Imustgoawayfromyou,andImustlivewiththemanIlove.’
’No,Idon’tseeit!Idon’tgivetuppenceforyourlove,norforthemanyoulove.Idon’tbelieveinthatsortofcant.’
’Butyousee,Ido.’
’Doyou?MydearMadam,youaretoointelligent,Iassureyou,tobelieveinyourownloveforDuncanForbes.Believeme,evennowyoureallycaremoreforme.SowhyshouldIgiveintosuchnonsense!’
Shefelthewasrightthere.Andshefeltshecouldkeepsilentnolonger.
’Becauseitisn’tDuncanthatIdolove,’shesaid,lookingupathim.
’WeonlysaiditwasDuncan,tospareyourfeelings.’
’Tosparemyfeelings?’
’Yes!BecausewhoIreallylove,andit’llmakeyouhateme,isMrMellors,whowasourgame-keeperhere.’
Ifhecouldhavesprungoutofhischair,hewouldhavedoneso.Hisfacewentyellow,andhiseyesbulgedwithdisasterasheglaredather.
Thenhedroppedbackinthechair,gaspingandlookingupattheceiling.
Atlengthhesatup.
’Doyoumeantosayyou’retellingmethetruth?’heasked,lookinggruesome.
’Yes!YouknowIam.’
’Andwhendidyoubeginwithhim?’
’Inthespring.’
Hewassilentlikesomebeastinatrap.
’Anditwasyou,then,inthebedroomatthecottage?’
Sohehadreallyinwardlyknownallthetime.
’Yes!’
Hestillleanedforwardinhischair,gazingatherlikeacorneredbeast.
’MyGod,yououghttobewipedoffthefaceoftheearth!’
’Why?’sheejaculatedfaintly.
Butheseemednottohear.
