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Sunday After the Battle

           "Holdup,oldboy,"hesaid;"greatmanornot,we’llputabulletinhim,damnhim.Asforwomen,they’reallso."

           "Youdon’tknowhowfondIwasofthatone,"Rawdonsaid,half-inarticulately."Damme,Ifollowedherlikeafootman.IgaveupeverythingIhadtoher.I’mabeggarbecauseIwouldmarryher.ByJove,sir,I’vepawnedmyownwatchinordertogetheranythingshefancied;andsheshe’sbeenmakingapurseforherselfallthetime,andgrudgedmeahundredpoundtogetmeoutofquod."Hethenfiercelyandincoherently,andwithanagitationunderwhichhiscounsellorhadneverbeforeseenhimlabour,toldMacmurdothecircumstancesofthestory.Hisadvisercaughtatsomestrayhintsinit."Shemaybeinnocent,afterall,"hesaid."Shesaysso.Steynehasbeenahundredtimesalonewithherinthehousebefore."

           "Itmaybeso,"Rawdonansweredsadly,"butthisdon’tlookveryinnocent":andheshowedtheCaptainthethousand-poundnotewhichhehadfoundinBecky’spocket-book."Thisiswhathegaveher,Mac,andshekepitunknowntome;andwiththismoneyinthehouse,sherefusedtostandbymewhenIwaslockedup."TheCaptaincouldnotbutownthatthesecretingofthemoneyhadaveryuglylook.

           Whilsttheywereengagedintheirconference,RawdondispatchedCaptainMacmurdo’sservanttoCurzonStreet,withanordertothedomestictheretogiveupabagofclothesofwhichtheColonelhadgreatneed.

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