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Chapter VIII

           Itisalwaysdistressingwhenoutragedmoralitydoesnotpossessthestrengthofarmtoadministerdirectchastisementonthesinner.IwasmakingupmymindtoanotherattemptatgoingwhenMrs.Stricklandcameback.Shehaddriedhereyesandpowderedhernose.

           "I’msorryIbrokedown,"shesaid."I’mgladyoudidn’tgoaway."

           Shesatdown.Ididnotatallknowwhattosay.Ifeltacertainshynessatreferringtomatterswhichwerenoconcernofmine.Ididnotthenknowthebesettingsinofwoman,thepassiontodiscussherprivateaffairswithanyonewhoiswillingtolisten.Mrs.Stricklandseemedtomakeaneffortoverherself.

           "Arepeopletalkingaboutit?"sheasked.

           IwastakenabackbyherassumptionthatIknewallaboutherdomesticmisfortune.

           "I’veonlyjustcomeback.TheonlypersonI’veseenisRoseWaterford."

           Mrs.Stricklandclaspedherhands.

           "Tellmeexactlywhatshesaid."AndwhenIhesitated,sheinsisted."Iparticularlywanttoknow."

           "Youknowthewaypeopletalk.She’snotveryreliable,isshe?Shesaidyourhusbandhadleftyou."

           "Isthatall?"

           IdidnotchoosetorepeatRoseWaterford’spartingreferencetoagirlfromatea-shop.Ilied.

           "Shedidn’tsayanythingabouthisgoingwithanyone?"

           "No."

           "That’sallIwantedtoknow."

           Iwasalittlepuzzled,butatalleventsIunderstoodthatImightnowtakemyleave.WhenIshookhandswithMrs.StricklandItoldherthatifIcouldbeofanyusetoherIshouldbeveryglad.Shesmiledwanly.

           "Thankyousomuch.Idon’tknowthatanybodycandoanythingforme

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