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In Which Jos Sedley Takes Care of His Sister

           "Don’tbeagitated,dearAmelia,"shesaid,lookingdown."IcamebuttoseeifIcouldifyouwerewell."

           "Areyouwell?"saidAmelia."Idaresayyouare.Youdon’tloveyourhusband.Youwouldnotbehereifyoudid.Tellme,Rebecca,didIeverdoyouanythingbutkindness?"

           "Indeed,Amelia,no,"theothersaid,stillhangingdownherhead.

           "Whenyouwerequitepoor,whowasitthatbefriendedyou?WasInotasistertoyou?Yousawusallinhappierdaysbeforehemarriedme.Iwasallinallthentohim;orwouldhehavegivenuphisfortune,hisfamily,ashenoblydidtomakemehappy?Whydidyoucomebetweenmyloveandme?WhosentyoutoseparatethosewhomGodjoined,andtakemydarling’sheartfrommemyownhusband?DoyouthinkyoucouldlovehimasIdid?Hislovewaseverythingtome.Youknewit,andwantedtorobmeofit.Forshame,Rebecca;badandwickedwomanfalsefriendandfalsewife."

           "Amelia,IprotestbeforeGod,Ihavedonemyhusbandnowrong,"Rebeccasaid,turningfromher.

           "Haveyoudonemenowrong,Rebecca?Youdidnotsucceed,butyoutried.Askyourheartifyoudidnot."

           Sheknowsnothing,Rebeccathought.

           "Hecamebacktome.Iknewhewould.Iknewthatnofalsehood,noflattery,couldkeephimfrommelong.Iknewhewouldcome.Iprayedsothatheshould.

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