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Chapter XV

           "Don’tyoubelieveit.He’llcomeback,and,asDorothysays,Idaresayhe’llbenonetheworseforhavinghadabitofafling."

           "ButIdon’twanthimback,"shesaid.

           "Amy!"

           ItwasangerthathadseizedMrs.Strickland,andherpallorwasthepallorofacoldandsuddenrage.Shespokequicklynow,withlittlegasps.

           "Icouldhaveforgivenitifhe’dfallendesperatelyinlovewithsomeoneandgoneoffwithher.Ishouldhavethoughtthatnatural.Ishouldn’treallyhaveblamedhim.Ishouldhavethoughthewasledaway.Menaresoweak,andwomenaresounscrupulous.Butthisisdifferent.Ihatehim.I’llneverforgivehimnow."

           ColonelMacAndrewandhiswifebegantotalktohertogether.Theywereastonished.Theytoldhershewasmad.Theycouldnotunderstand.Mrs.Stricklandturneddesperatelytome.

           "Don’tyousee?"shecried.

           "I’mnotsure.Doyoumeanthatyoucouldhaveforgivenhimifhe’dleftyouforawoman,butnotifhe’sleftyouforanidea?Youthinkyou’reamatchfortheone,butagainsttheotheryou’rehelpless?"

           Mrs.StricklandgavemealookinwhichIreadnogreatfriendliness,butdidnotanswer.PerhapsIhadstruckhome.Shewentoninalowandtremblingvoice:

           "IneverknewitwaspossibletohateanyoneasmuchasIhatehim.Doyouknow,I’vebeencomfortingmyselfbythinkingthathoweverlongitlastedhe’dwantmeattheend?Iknewwhenhewasdyinghe’dsendforme,andIwasreadytogo;I’dhavenursedhimlikeamother,andatthelastI’dhavetoldhimthatitdidn’tmatter,I’dlovedhimalways,andIforgavehimeverything.

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