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Well, you must know, then, that I was determined not to be discomfited by the abrupt return of Rosamond to her father's house; and I was well aware that, after all which had occurred between Villiers and yourself, you could not possibly give me any further assistance. So I acted for myself. WILL YOU MUST KNOW THAT I WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE DISCOMFITED BY THE ABRUPT RETURN OF ROSAMOND TO HER FATHER'S HOUSE AND I WAS WELL AWARE THAT AFTER ALL WHICH HAD OCCURRED BETWEEN VILLIERS AND YOURSELF YOU COULD NOT POSSIBLY GIVE ME ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE SO I ACTED FOR MYSELF
discoursed on your affairs, you shall listen to mine." "Be it so, Martha," said the baronet; then drawing his chair close to that of his mistress, he continued thus: "You are well aware how vexed and annoyed I was when you allowed the two girls to depart in so sudden a manner from the house." "And you are also aware how cruelly I was discovered and reproached by my nephew Clarence," added Mrs. Slingsby. "I have not forgotten all you told me on that head, Martha," returned the baronet; "and perhaps what I am going to tell you may set your mind at ease relative to that same nephew of yours." "Poor Clarence!" exclaimed the lady, really touched as she thought of him. "He has been dreadfully ill ever since that shabby trick which Mr. Torrens played him. For three weeks he was confined to his bed, and was delirious——" "I know all that, Martha," interrupted the baronet somewhat impatiently. "But do listen to me, as I am going to tell you things which I have hitherto kept altogether to myself. ME ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY AND WHEN WE HAVE DISCOURSED ON YOUR AFFAIRS YOU SHALL LISTEN TO MINE BE IT SO MARTHA SAID THE BARONET THEN DRAWING HIS CHAIR CLOSE TO THAT OF HIS MISTRESS HE CONTINUED THUS YOU ARE WELL AWARE HOW VEXED AND ANNOYED I WAS WHEN YOU ALLOWED THE TWO GIRLS TO DEPART IN SO SUDDEN A MANNER FROM THE HOUSE AND YOU ARE ALSO AWARE HOW CRUELLY I WAS DISCOVERED AND REPROACHED BY MY NEPHEW CLARENCE ADDED MISSUS LINGSBY I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN ALL YOU TOLD ME ON THE HEAD MARTHA RETURNED THE BARONET AND PERHAPS WHAT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU MAY SET YOUR MIND AT EASE RELATIVE TO THAT SAME NEPHEW OF YOURS POOR CLARENCE EXCLAIMED THE LADY REALLY TOUCHED AS SHE THOUGHT OF HIM HE HAS BEEN DREADFULLY ILL EVER SINCE THAT SHABBY TRICK WHICH MISTER TORRANCE PLAYED HIM FOR THREE WEEKS HE WAS CONFINED TO HIS BED AND WAS DELIRIOUS I KNOW ALL THAT MARTHA INTERRUPTED THE BARONET SOMEWHAT IMPATIENTLY BUT DO LISTEN TO ME AS I AM GOING TO TELL YOU THINGS WHICH I HAVE HITHERTO KEPT ALTOGETHER TO MYSELF
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