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XLI. Suspicion—Fanny Is Sent For

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           "Ican’thelphowthingsfallout,"saidTroy;"uponmyheart,womenwillbethedeathofme!"

           "Wellyoushouldn’tkeeppeople’shair.You’llburnit,won’tyou,Frank?"

           Frankwentonasifhehadnotheardher."Thereareconsiderationsevenbeforemyconsiderationforyou;reparationstobemadetiesyouknownothingof.Ifyourepentofmarrying,sodoI."

           Tremblingnow,sheputherhanduponhisarm,saying,inmingledtonesofwretchednessandcoaxing,"Ionlyrepentitifyoudon’tlovemebetterthananywomanintheworld!Idon’totherwise,Frank.Youdon’trepentbecauseyoualreadylovesomebodybetterthanyouloveme,doyou?"

           "Idon’tknow.Whydoyousaythat?"

           "Youwon’tburnthatcurl.Youlikethewomanwhoownsthatprettyhairyes;itisprettymorebeautifulthanmymiserableblackmane!Well,itisnouse;Ican’thelpbeingugly.Youmustlikeherbest,ifyouwill!"

           "Untilto-day,whenItookitfromadrawer,IhaveneverlookeduponthatbitofhairforseveralmonthsthatIamreadytoswear."

           "Butjustnowyousaid’ties’;andthenthatwomanwemet?"

           "’Twasthemeetingwithherthatremindedmeofthehair."

           "Isithers,then?"

           "Yes.There,nowthatyouhavewormeditoutofme,Ihopeyouarecontent."

           "Andwhataretheties?"

           "Oh!thatmeantnothingamerejest."

           "Amerejest!"shesaid,inmournfulastonishment."CanyoujestwhenIamsowretchedlyinearnest?Tellmethetruth,Frank.Iamnotafool,youknow,althoughIamawoman,andhavemywoman’smoments.

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