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II. Mistress Mary QuIte Contrary
Don’tyoucare?”
“Itdoesn’tmatter”saidMary,“whetherIcareornot.”
“Youarerightenoughthere,”saidMrs.Medlock.“Itdoesn’t.Whatyou’retobekeptatMisselthwaiteManorforIdon’tknow,unlessbecauseit’stheeasiestway.He’snotgoingtotroublehimselfaboutyou,that’ssureandcertain.Henevertroubleshimselfaboutnoone.”
Shestoppedherselfasifshehadjustrememberedsomethingintime.
“He’sgotacrookedback,”shesaid.“Thatsethimwrong.Hewasasouryoungmanandgotnogoodofallhismoneyandbigplacetillhewasmarried.”
Mary’seyesturnedtowardherinspiteofherintentionnottoseemtocare.Shehadneverthoughtofthehunchback’sbeingmarriedandshewasatriflesurprised.Mrs.Medlocksawthis,andasshewasatalkativewomanshecontinuedwithmoreinterest.Thiswasonewayofpassingsomeofthetime,atanyrate.
“Shewasasweet,prettythingandhe’dhavewalkedtheworldovertogetherabladeo’grassshewanted.Nobodythoughtshe’dmarryhim,butshedid,andpeoplesaidshemarriedhimforhismoney.Butshedidn’t—shedidn’t,”positively.“Whenshedied—”
Marygavealittleinvoluntaryjump.
“Oh!didshedie!”sheexclaimed,quitewithoutmeaningto.ShehadjustrememberedaFrenchfairystoryshehadoncereadcalled“RiquetàlaHouppe.”IthadbeenaboutapoorhunchbackandabeautifulprincessandithadmadehersuddenlysorryforMr.ArchibaldCraven.
“Yes,shedied,”Mrs.Medlockanswered.“Anditmadehimqueererthanever.Hecaresaboutnobody.
