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"You must give me time to think. I will do what is right, by God's help." YOU MUST GIVE ME TIME TO THINK I WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY GOD'S HELP
 have grown weary. If Maggie had had any spirit, she might have worked him up to marry her before now; and then I should have been spared even this fright, for they would never have set the police after Mrs. Frank Buxton's brother." "Why, dearest, Edward, the police are not after you, are they?" said Mrs. Browne, for the first time alive to the urgency of the case. "I believe they are though," said Edward. "But after what Mr. Buxton promised this morning, it does not signify." "He did not promise anything," said Maggie. Edward turned sharply to her, and looked at her. Then he went and took hold of her wrists with no gentle grasp, and spoke to her through his set teeth. "What do you mean, Maggie?--what do you mean?" (giving her a little shake.) "Do you mean that you'll stick to your lover through thick and thin, and leave your brother to be transported? Speak, can't you?" She looked up at him, and tried to speak, but no words came out of her dry throat. At last she made a strong effort. WOULD HAVE HELD OUT AGAINST IT TILL DOOMSDAY AND SOON OR LATER FRANK WOULD HAVE GROWN WEARY IF MAGGIE HAD ANY SPIRIT SHE MIGHT HAVE WORKED HIM UP TO MARRY HER BEFORE NOW AND THEN I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SPARED EVEN THIS FRIGHT FOR THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE SET THE POLICE AFTER MISSUS FRANK BUXTON'S BROTHER WHY DEAREST WHAT THE POLICE ARE NOT AFTER YOU ARE THEY SAID MISSUS BROWN FOR THE FIRST TIME ALIVE TO THE URGENCY OF THE CASE AH I BELIEVE THEY ARE THOUGH SAID EDWARD BUT AFTER WHAT MISTER BUXTON PROMISED THIS MORNING IT DOES NOT SIGNIFY HE DID NOT PROMISE ANYTHING SAID MAGGIE EDWARD TURNED SHARPLY TO HER AND LOOKED AT HER THEN HE WENT AND TOOK HOLD OF HER WRISTS WITH NO GENTLE GRASP AND SPOKE TO HER THROUGH HIS SET TEETH WHAT DO YOU MEAN MAGGIE WHAT DO YOU MEAN DO YOU MEAN THAT YOU'LL STICK TO YOUR LOVER THROUGH SICK AND THIN AND LEAVE YOUR BROTHER TO BE TRANSPORTED SPEAK CAN'T YOU SHE LOOKED UP AT HIM AND TRIED TO SPEAK BUT NO WORDS CAME OUT OF HER DRY THROAT AT LAST SHE MADE A STRONG EFFORT
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