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Chapter XXIX

           "Ido.Notatielinksmetoanylivingthing:notaclaimdoIpossesstoadmittanceunderanyroofinEngland." 

           "Amostsingularpositionatyourage!" 

           HereIsawhisglancedirectedtomyhands,whichwerefoldedonthetablebeforeme. Iwonderedwhathesoughtthere:hiswordssoonexplainedthequest. 

           "Youhaveneverbeenmarried?Youareaspinster?" 

           Dianalaughed."Why,shecan’tbeaboveseventeenoreighteenyearsold,St.John,"saidshe. 

           "Iamnearnineteen:butIamnotmarried.No." 

           Ifeltaburningglowmounttomyface;forbitterandagitatingrecollectionswereawakenedbytheallusiontomarriage. Theyallsawtheembarrassmentandtheemotion. DianaandMaryrelievedmebyturningtheireyeselsewherethantomycrimsonedvisage;butthecolderandsternerbrothercontinuedtogaze,tillthetroublehehadexcitedforcedouttearsaswellascolour. 

           "Wheredidyoulastreside?"henowasked. 

           "Youaretooinquisitive,St.John,"murmuredMaryinalowvoice; butheleanedoverthetableandrequiredananswerbyasecondfirmandpiercinglook. 

           "Thenameoftheplacewhere,andofthepersonwithwhomIlived,ismysecret,"Irepliedconcisely. 

           "Which,ifyoulike,youhave,inmyopinion,arighttokeep,bothfromSt.Johnandeveryotherquestioner,"remarkedDiana. 

           "YetifIknownothingaboutyouoryourhistory,Icannothelpyou,"hesaid. 

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