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"But you _shall_ tell me, Margaret!" cried Clement, passionately. "I will accept no sentence such as this until I know the reason for pronouncing it; I will suffer no imaginary barrier to stand between you and me. There is some mystery, some mystification in all this, Margaret; some woman's fancy, which a few words of explanation would set at rest. Margaret, my pearl! do you think I will consent to lose you so lightly? BUT YOU SHALL TELL ME MARGARET CRIED CLEMENT PASSIONATELY I WILL ACCEPT NO SENTENCE SUCH AS THIS UNTIL I KNOW THE REASON FOR PRONOUNCING IT I WILL SUFFER NO IMAGINARY BARRIER TO STAND BETWEEN YOU AND ME THERE IS SOME MYSTERY SOME MYSTIFICATION IN ALL THIS MARGARET SOME WOMAN'S FANCY WHICH A FEW WORDS OF EXPLANATION WOULD SET AT REST MARGARET MY PEARL DO YOU THINK THAT I WILL CONSENT TO LOSE YOU SO LIGHTLY
ous voice; "I got up early because—because—I am going away." Her two hands had been hanging loosely amongst the fringes of her shawl; she lifted them now, and linked her fingers together with a convulsive motion; but she never withdrew her eyes from Clement's face, and her glance never faltered as she looked at him. "Going away, Margaret?" the cashier cried; "going away—to-day—this morning?" "Yes, by the half-past nine o'clock train." "Margaret, you must be mad to talk of such a thing." "No," the girl answered, slowly; "that is the strangest thing of all—I am not mad. I am going away, Clement—Mr. Austin. I wished to avoid seeing you. I meant to have written to you to tell you——" "To tell me what, Margaret?" asked Clement. "Is it I who am going mad; or am I dreaming all this?" "It is no dream, Mr. Austin. My letter would have only told you the truth. I am going away from here because I can never be your wife." "You can never be my wife! Why not, Margaret?" "I cannot tell you the reason. NT I HAVE HAD SUFFICIENT REST SHE SAID IN A LOW TREMULOUS VOICE I GOT UP EARLY BECAUSE BECAUSE I AM GOING AWAY HER TWO HANDS HAD BEEN HANGING LOOSELY AMONGST THE FRINGES OF HER SHAWL SHE LIFTED THEM NOW AND LINKED HER FINGERS TOGETHER WITH A CONVULSIVE MOTION BUT SHE NEVER WITHDREW HER EYES FROM CLEMENT'S FACE AND HER GLANCE NEVER FALTERED AS SHE LOOKED AT HIM GOING AWAY MARGARET THE CASHIER CRIED GOING AWAY TO DAY THIS MORNING YES BY THE HALF PAST NINE O'CLOCK TRAIN MARGARET YOU MUST BE MAD TO TALK OF SUCH A THING NO THE GIRL ANSWERED SLOWLY THAT IS THE STRANGEST THING OF ALL I AM NOT MAD I AM GOING AWAY CLEMENT MISTER AUSTIN I WISHED TO AVOID SEEING YOU I MEANT TO HAVE WRITTEN TO YOU TO TELL YOU TO TELL ME WHAT MARGARET ASKED CLEMENT IS IT I WHO AM GOING MAD OR AM I DREAMING ALL THIS IT IS NO DREAM MISTER AUSTIN MY LETTER WOULD ONLY HAVE TOLD YOU THE TRUTH I AM GOING AWAY FROM HERE BECAUSE I CAN NEVER BE YOUR WIFE YOU CAN NEVER BE MY WIFE WHY NOT MARGARET I CANNOT TELL YOU THE REASON
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