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She drew a pretty little watch from her waist, and looked at the dial. Then, suddenly remembering that the watch had been Clement's gift, she took the slender chain from her neck, and handed them both to him. SHE DREW A PRETTY LITTLE WATCH FROM HER WAIST AND LOOKED AT THE DIAL THEN SUDDENLY REMEMBERING THAT THE WATCH HAD BEEN CLEMENT'S GIFT SHE TOOK THE SLENDER CHAIN FROM HER NECK AND HANDED THEM BOTH TO HIM
hree words. "But something transpired in that interview at Maudesley Abbey, Margaret? Henry Dunbar told you something—perhaps something about your dead father—some disgraceful secret which you never heard before; and you think that the shame of that secret is a burden which I would fear to carry? You mistake my nature, Margaret, and you commit a cruel treason against my love. Be my wife, dear one; and if malicious people should point to you, and say, 'Clement Austin's wife is the daughter of a thief and a forger,' I would give them back scorn for scorn, and tell them that I honour my wife for virtues that have been sometimes missing in the consort of an emperor." For the first time that morning Margaret's eyes grew dim, but she brushed away the gathering tears with a rapid movement of her trembling hand. "You are a good man, Clement Austin," she said; "and I—wish that I were better worthy of you. You are a good man; but you are very cruel to me to-day. Have pity upon me, and let me go.  MARGARET SPOKE THOSE LAST THREE WORDS BUT SOMETHING TRANSPIRED IN THAT INTERVIEW AT MAUDESLEY ABBEY MARGARET HENRY DUNBAR TOLD YOU SOMETHING PERHAPS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR DEAD FATHER SOME DISGRACEFUL SECRET WHICH YOU HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE AND YOU THINK THAT THE SHAME OF THAT SECRET IS A BURDEN WHICH I WOULD FEAR TO CARRY YOU MISTAKE MY NATURE MARGARET AND YOU COMMIT A CRUEL TREASON AGAINST MY LOVE BE MY WIFE DEAR ONE AND IF MALICIOUS PEOPLE SHOULD POINT TO YOU AND SAY CLEMENT AUSTIN'S WIFE IS THE DAUGHTER OF A THIEF AND A FORGER I WOULD GIVE THEM BACK SCORN FOR SCORN AND TELL THEM THAT I HONOUR MY WIFE FOR VIRTUES THAT HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN MISSING IN THE CONSORT OF AN EMPEROR FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT MORNING MARGARET'S EYES GREW DIM BUT SHE BRUSHED AWAY THE GATHERING TEARS WITH A RAPID MOVEMENT OF HER TREMBLING HAND YOU ARE A GOOD MAN CLEMENT AUSTIN SHE SAID AND I WISH THAT I WERE BETTER WORTHY OF YOU YOU ARE A GOOD MAN BUT YOU ARE VERY CRUEL TO ME TO DAY HAVE PITY UPON ME AND LET ME GO
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