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In Which the Same Subject is Pursued

           

           "Youallseemtobeagainstme,"shesaidbitterly."Whatdoyouwant?Ican’tpayyouonSunday.Comebackto-morrowandI’llpayyoueverything.IthoughtColonelCrawleyhadsettledwithyou.Hewillto-morrow.Ideclaretoyouuponmyhonourthathelefthomethismorningwithfifteenhundredpoundsinhispocket-book.Hehasleftmenothing.Applytohim.Givemeabonnetandshawlandletmegooutandfindhim.Therewasadifferencebetweenusthismorning.Youallseemtoknowit.Ipromiseyouuponmywordthatyoushallallbepaid.Hehasgotagoodappointment.Letmegooutandfindhim."

           ThisaudaciousstatementcausedRagglesandtheotherpersonagespresenttolookatoneanotherwithawildsurprise,andwithitRebeccaleftthem.ShewentupstairsanddressedherselfthistimewithouttheaidofherFrenchmaid.ShewentintoRawdon’sroom,andtheresawthatatrunkandbagwerepackedreadyforremoval,withapencildirectionthattheyshouldbegivenwhencalledfor;thenshewentintotheFrenchwoman’sgarret;everythingwasclean,andallthedrawersemptiedthere.Shebethoughtherselfofthetrinketswhichhadbeenleftonthegroundandfeltcertainthatthewomanhadfled."GoodHeavens!waseversuchillluckasmine?"shesaid;"tobesonear,andtoloseall.Isitalltoolate?"No;therewasonechancemore.

           Shedressedherselfandwentawayunmolestedthistime,butalone.Itwasfouro’clock.

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