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"No, Edward, we did not!" said Maggie, in a low quivering voice. NO EDWARD WE DID NOT SAID MAGGIE IN A LOW QUIVERING VOICE
er," said he, "I've been rather a naughty boy, and got into some trouble; but Maggie is going to help me out of it, like a good sister." "What is it?" said Mrs. Browne, looking bewildered and uneasy. "Oh--I took a little liberty with our friend Mr. Buxton's name; and wrote it down to a receipt--that was all." Mrs. Browne's face showed that the light came but slowly into her mind. "But that's forgery--is not it?" asked she at length, in terror. "People call it so," said Edward; "I call it borrowing from an old friend, who was always willing to lend." "Does he know?--is he angry?" asked Mrs. Browne. "Yes, he knows; and he blusters a deal. He was working himself up grandly at first. Maggie! I was getting rarely frightened, I can tell you." "Has he been here?" said Mrs. Browne, in bewildered fright. "Oh, yes! he and Maggie have been having a long talk, while I was hid in the china-closet. I would not go over that half-hour again for any money. However, he and Maggie came to terms, at last.  SILENCE MAGGIE LEFT THE EXPLANATION TO EDWARD MOTHER SAID HE I'VE BEEN RATHER A NAUGHTY BOY AND GOT INTO SOME TROUBLE BUT MAGGIE'S GOING TO HELP ME OUT OF IT LIKE A GOOD SISTER WHAT IS IT SAID MISSUS BROWNE LOOKING BEWILDERED AND UNEASY OH I TOOK A LITTLE LIBERTY WITH OUR FRIEND MISTER BUXTON'S NAME AND WROTE IT DOWN TO A RECEIPT THAT WAS ALL MISSUS BROWNE'S FACE SHOWED THAT THE LIGHT CAME BUT SLOWLY INTO HER MIND BUT THAT'S FORGERY IS NOT IT SHE ASKED AT LENGTH IN TERROR PEOPLE CALL IT SO SAID EDWARD I CALL IT BORROWING FROM AN OLD FRIEND WHO IS ALWAYS WILLING TO LEND DOES HE KNOW IS HE ANGRY ASKED MISSUS BROWNE YES HE KNOWS AND HE BLUSTERS A DEAL HE WAS WORKING HIMSELF UP GRANDLY AT FIRST MAGGIE I WAS GETTING REALLY FRIGHTENED I CAN TELL YOU HAS HE BEEN HERE SAID MISSUS BROWNE IN BEWILDERED FRIGHT OH YES HE AND MAGGIE HAVE BEEN HAVING A LONG TALK WHILE I WAS HID IN THE CHINA CLOSET I WOULD NOT GO OVER THAT HALF HOUR AGAIN FURTHER ANY MONEY HOWEVER HE AND MAGGIE CAME TO TERMS AT LAST
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