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In Which Rebecca’s Husband Appears for a Short Time

           Coombackasgovernessyoushallhaveitallyourownway."Sheheldoutonehand.Shecriedfittobreakherheart;herringletsfelloverherface,andoverthemarblemantelpiecewhereshelaidit.

           "Sotherascalranoff,eh?"SirPittsaid,withahideousattemptatconsolation."Nevermind,Becky,I’LLtakecareof‘ee."

           "Oh,sir!itwouldbetheprideofmylifetogobacktoQueen’sCrawley,andtakecareofthechildren,andofyouasformerly,whenyousaidyouwerepleasedwiththeservicesofyourlittleRebecca.WhenIthinkofwhatyouhavejustofferedme,myheartfillswithgratitudeindeeditdoes.Ican’tbeyourwife,sir;letmeletmebeyourdaughter."Sayingwhich,RebeccawentdownonHERkneesinamosttragicalway,and,takingSirPitt’shornyblackhandbetweenherowntwo(whichwereveryprettyandwhite,andassoftassatin),lookedupinhisfacewithanexpressionofexquisitepathosandconfidence,whenwhenthedooropened,andMissCrawleysailedin.

           Mrs.FirkinandMissBriggs,whohappenedbychancetobeattheparlourdoorsoonaftertheBaronetandRebeccaenteredtheapartment,hadalsoseenaccidentally,throughthekeyhole,theoldgentlemanprostratebeforethegoverness,andhadheardthegenerousproposalwhichhemadeher.ItwasscarcelyoutofhismouthwhenMrs.

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