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"What have you done?" "I hardly know. I'm in a horrid dream. I see you think I'm mad. I wish I were. Won't Nancy come down soon? You must hide me." WHAT HAVE YOU DONE I HARDLY KNOW I'M IN A HORRID DREAMER I SEE YOU THINK I'M MAD I WISH I WERE WON'T NANCY COME DOWN SOON YOU MUST HIDE ME
ar Edward, what is the matter?" said Maggie, at last; for he got up, and was staggering toward the outer door, as if he were going once more into the rain, and dismal morning-twilight. He looked at her fiercely as she laid her hand on his arm. "Confound you! Don't touch me. I'll not be kept here, to be caught and hung!" For an instant she thought he was mad. "Caught and hung!" she echoed. "My poor Edward! what do you mean?" He sat down suddenly on a chair, close by him, and covered his face with his hands. When he spoke, his voice was feeble and imploring. "The police are after me, Maggie! What must I do? Oh! can you hide me? Can you save me?" He looked wild, like a hunted creature. Maggie stood aghast. He went on: "My mother!--Nancy! Where are they? I was wet through and starving, and I came here. Don't let them take me, Maggie, till I'm stronger, and can give battle." "Oh! Edward! Edward! What are you saying?" said Maggie, sitting down on the dresser, in absolute, bewildered despair. IN A FEW MOMENTS HE ROUSED HIMSELF AND SEEMED STRONGER EDWARD DEAR EDWARD WHAT IS THE MATTER SAID MAGGIE AT LAST FOR HE GOT UP AND WAS STAGGERING TOWARD THE OUTER DOOR AS IF HE WERE GOING ONCE MORE INTO THE RAIN AND DISMAL MORNING TWILIGHT HE LOOKED AT HER FIERCELY AS SHE LAID HER HAND ON HIS ARM CONFOUND YOU DON'T TOUCH ME I'LL NOT BE KEPT HERE TO BE CAUGHT AND HUNG FOR AN INSTANT SHE THOUGHT HE WAS MAD CAUGHT AND HUNG SHE ECHOED MY POOR EDWARD WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE SAT DOWN SUDDENLY ON A CHAIR CLOSE BY HIM AND COVERED HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS WHEN HE SPOKE HIS VOICE WAS FEEBLE AND IMPLORING PLEASE ARE AFTER ME MACKIE OH WHAT MUST I DO OR CAN YOU HIDE ME CAN YOU SAVE ME HE LOOKED WILD LIKE A HUNTED CREATURE MAGGIE STOOD AGHAST HE WENT ON MY MOTHER NANCY WHERE ARE THEY ALWAYS WET THROUGH AND STARVING AND I CAME HERE DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME MAGGIE TILL I'M STRONGER AND CAN GIVE BATTLE AH EDWARD EDWARD WHAT ARE YOU SAYING SAID MAGGIE SITTING DOWN ON THE DRESSER IN ABSOLUTE BEWILDERED DESPAIR
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