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It's worse than Crayston. Crayston only ploughed up the turf, and did not pay rent, and sold the timber, thinking I should never miss it. But your brother has gone and forged my name. IT'S WORSE THAN CHRISTON CHRISTON ONLY PLOUGHED UP THE TURF AND DID NOT PAY RENT AND SOLD THE TIMBER THINKING I SHOULD NEVER MISS IT BUT YOUR BROTHER HAS GONE AND FORGED MY NAME
up in an angry and disturbed manner. "But I'll answer for it he has not been writing home for some time. He could not, with the guilt he has had on his mind. I'll not believe in gratitude again. There perhaps was such a thing once; but now-a-days the more you do for a person, the surer they are to turn against you, and cheat you. Now, don't go white and pale. I know you're a good girl in the main; and I've been lying awake all night, and I've a deal to say to you. That scoundrel of a brother of yours!" Maggie could not ask (as would have been natural, if she had been ignorant) what Edward had done. She knew too well. But Mr. Buxton was too full of his own thoughts and feelings to notice her much. "Do you know he has been like the rest? Do you know he has been cheating me--forging my name? I don't know what besides. It's well for him that they've altered the laws, and he can't be hung for it" (a dead heavy weight was removed from Maggie's mind), "but Mr. Henry is going to transport him. UR BROTHER LATELY ASKED HE LOOKING UP IN AN ANGRY AND DISTURBED MANNER BUT I'LL ANSWER FOR IT HE HAS NOT BEEN WRITING HOME FOR SOME TIME HE COULD NOT WITH THE GUILT HE HAD ON HIS MIND I'LL NOT BELIEVE IN GRATITUDE AGAIN THERE PERHAPS WAS SUCH A THING ONCE BUT NOWADAYS THE MORE YOU DO FOR A PERSON THE SURER THEY ARE TO TURN AGAINST YOU AND CHEAT YOU NOW DON'T GO WHITE AND PALE I KNOW YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL IN THE MAIN AND I'VE BEEN LYING AWAKE ALL NIGHT AND I'VE A DEAL TO SAY TO YOU THAT SCOUNDREL OF A BROTHER OF YOURS MAGGIE COULD NOT ASK AS WOULD HAVE BEEN NATURAL IF SHE HAD BEEN IGNORANT WHAT EDWARD HAD DONE SHE KNEW TOO WELL BUT MISTER BUXTON WAS TOO FULL OF HIS OWN THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS TO NOTICE HER MUCH DO YOU KNOW HE HAS BEEN LIKE THE REST DO YOU KNOW HE HAS BEEN CHEATING ME FORGING MY NAME I DON'T KNOW WHAT BESIDES IT'S WELL FOR HIM THAT THEY'VE ALTERED THE LAWS AND HE CAN'T BE HUNG FOR IT A DEAD HEAVY WEIGHT WAS REMOVED FROM MAGGIE'S MIND BUT MISTER HENRY IS GOING TO TRANSPORT HIM
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