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It was a fine thing for such as me to win the love of an honest man—a gentleman—who could shelter me from all the troubles of life, and give me a stainless name and an honourable place in society. IT WAS A FINE THING FOR SUCH AS ME TO WIN THE LOVE OF AN HONEST MAN A GENTLEMAN WHO COULD SHELTER ME FROM ALL THE TROUBLES OF LIFE AND GIVE ME A STAINLESS NAME AND AN HONORABLE PLACE IN SOCIETY
e, your smile was a mockery; when you blushed, your blushes were the simulated blushes of a professed coquette. Every tender word you have ever spoken to me—every tremulous cadence in your low voice—every tearful look in the eyes that have seemed so truthful—all—it has altogether been false—altogether a delusion—a——" The strong man covered his face with his hands and sobbed aloud. Margaret watched him with tearless eyes; her lips were convulsively contracted, but there was no other evidence of emotion in her face. "Why did you do this, Margaret?" Clement asked at last, in a heart-rending voice; "why did you do this cruel thing?" "I will tell you why," the girl answered, slowly and deliberately; "I will tell you why, Mr. Austin; and then I shall seem utterly despicable in your eyes, and it will be a very easy thing for you to blot my image from your heart. I was a poor desolate girl; and I was worse than poor and desolate, for the stain of my father's shameful history blackened my name. T TO LAST WHEN YOU SMILED AT ME YOUR SMILE WAS A MOCKERY WHEN YOU BLUSHED YOUR BLUSHES WERE THE SIMULATED BLUSHES OF A PROFESSED COQUETTE EVERY TENDER WORD YOU HAVE EVER SPOKEN TO ME EVERY TREMULOUS CADENCE IN YOUR LOW VOICE EVERY TEARFUL LOOK IN THE EYES THAT HAVE SEEMED SO TRUTHFUL ALL IT HAS ALTOGETHER BEEN FALSE ALTOGETHER A DELUSION AH THE STRONG MAN COVERED HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS AND SOBBED ALOUD MARGARET WATCHED HIM WITH TEARLESS EYES HER LIPS WERE CONVULSIVELY CONTRACTED BUT THERE WAS NO OTHER EVIDENCE OF EMOTION IN HER FACE WHY DID YOU DO THIS MARGARET CLEMENT ASKED AT LAST IN A HEARTRENDING VOICE WHY DID YOU DO THIS CRUEL THING I WILL TELL YOU WHY THE GIRL ANSWERED SLOWLY AND DELIBERATELY I WILL TELL YOU WHY MISTER AUSTIN AND THEN I SHALL SEEM UTTERLY DESPICABLE IN YOUR EYES AND IT WILL BE A VERY EASY THING FOR YOU TO BLOT MY IMAGE FROM YOUR HEART I WAS A POOR DESOLATE GIRL AND I WAS WORSE THAN POOR AND DESOLATE FOR THE STAIN OF MY FATHER'S SHAMEFUL HISTORY BLACKENED MY NAME
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