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"My dear Martha, I have before told you that it is impossible for me to remain completely faithful to you," answered the baronet. "I would not bind myself to any one woman, for all the world. If there be a woman to whom I could so bind myself, it is decidedly yourself." MY DEAR MARTHA I HAVE BEFORE TOLD YOU THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO REMAIN COMPLETELY FAITHFUL TO YOU ANSWERED THE BARONET I WOULD NOT BIND MYSELF TO ANY ONE WOMAN FOR ALL THE WORLD IF THERE BE A WOMAN TO WHOM I COULD SO BIND MYSELF IT IS DECIDEDLY YOURSELF
ecting, was announced. The baronet's countenance was lighted up with an expression of joy and triumph; and, as soon as the servant had retired, he embraced his mistress with more than his wonted ardour. Still that ardour seemed not to exist on account of her, but rather to arise from feelings which required a vent: it was an embrace that appeared to say, "Congratulate me, for I have succeeded!" "You are unusually gay this morning, my dear Henry," observed the lady, somewhat piqued at his manner; for her perception was quite keen enough to comprehend the real nature of the baronet's emotions, as we have just described them. "Martha, my love," responded Sir Henry, "I have just brought a well-laid plot to a successful issue—at least, so far successful, that there can be no doubt as to the result." "I dare say the project has but little interest for me," exclaimed the lady. "You have become a general _intriguant_ I am convinced, Sir Henry; and your conduct is not fair or proper towards me. SIR HENRY COURTENAY WHOM SHE HAD BEEN EXPECTING WAS ANNOUNCED THE BARONET'S COUNTENANCE WAS LIGHTED UP WITH AN EXPRESSION OF JOY AND TRIUMPH AND AS SOON AS THE SERVANT HAD RETIRED HE EMBRACED HIS MISTRESS WITH MORE THAN HIS WONTED ARDOR STILL THAT ARDOUR SEEMED NOT TO EXIST ON ACCOUNT OF HER BUT RATHER TO ARISE FROM THE FEELINGS WHICH REQUIRED EVENT IT WAS AN EMBRACE THAT APPEARED TO SAY CONGRATULATE ME FOR I HAVE SUCCEEDED YOU ARE UNUSUALLY GAY THIS MORNING MY DEAR HENRY OBSERVED THE LADY SOMEWHAT PIQUED AT HIS MANNER FOR HER PERCEPTION WAS QUITE KEEN ENOUGH TO COMPREHEND THE REAL NATURE OF THE BARONET'S EMOTION AS WE HAVE JUST DESCRIBED THEM MARTHA MY LOVE RESPONDED SIR HENRY I HAVE JUST BROUGHT A WELL LAID PLOT TO A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE AT LEAST SO FAR SUCCESSFUL THAT THERE CAN BE NO DOUBT AS TO THE RESULT I DARE SAY THE PROJECT HAS BUT LITTLE INTEREST FOR ME EXCLAIMED THE LADY YOU HAVE BECOME A GENERAL INTRIGANT I AM CONVINCED SIR HENRY AND YOUR CONDUCT IS NOT FAIR OR PROPER TOWARDS ME
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