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I tell you, gentlemen, it nearly drove me mad. This drunken hound, that he should dare to raise his hand to her, whose boots he was not worthy to lick! I met Theresa again. Then I met Mary herself  and met her again. I TELL YOU GENTLEMEN IT NEARLY DROVE ME MAD THIS DRUNKEN HOUND THAT HE SHOULD DARE TO RAISE HIS HAND TO HER WHOSE BOOTS HE WAS NOT WORTHY TO LICK I MET TERESA AGAIN THEN I MET MARY HERSELF AND MET HER AGAIN
. She was never engaged to me. She treated me as fairly as ever a woman treated a man. I have no complaint to make. It was all love on my side, and all good comradeship and friendship on hers. When we parted she was a free woman, but I could never again be a free man. 'Next time I came back from sea, I heard of her marriage. Well, why shouldn't she marry whom she liked? Title and money--who could carry them better than she? She was born for all that is beautiful and dainty. I didn't grieve over her marriage. I was not such a selfish hound as that. I just rejoiced that good luck had come her way, and that she had not thrown herself away on a penniless sailor. That's how I loved Mary Fraser. 'Well, I never thought to see her again, but last voyage I was promoted, and the new boat was not yet launched, so I had to wait for a couple of months with my people at Sydenham. One day out in a country lane I met Theresa Wright, her old maid. She told me all about her, about him, about everything. I KNEW HER DEAR FEET HAD TRODDEN SHE WAS NEVER ENGAGED TO ME SHE TREATED ME AS FAIRLY AS EVER A WOMAN TREATED A MAN I HAVE NO COMPLAINT TO MAKE IT WAS ALL LOVE ON MY SIDE AND ALL GOOD COMRADESHIP AND FRIENDSHIP ON HERS WHEN WE PARTED SHE WAS A FREE WOMAN BUT I COULD NEVER AGAIN BE A FREE MAN NEXT TIME I CAME BACK FROM SEA I HEARD OF HER MARRIAGE WELL WHY SHOULDN'T SHE MARRY WHOM SHE LIKED TITLE AND MONEY WHO COULD CARRY THEM BETTER THAN SHE SHE WAS BORN FOR ALL THAT IS BEAUTIFUL AND DAINTY I DIDN'T GRIEVE OVER HER MARRIAGE I WAS NOT SUCH A SELFISH HOUND AS THAT I JUST REJOICED THAT GOOD LUCK HAD COME HER WAY AND THAT SHE HAD NOT THROWN HERSELF AWAY ON A PENNILESS SAILOR THAT'S HOW I LOVED MARY FRASER WELL I NEVER THOUGHT TO SEE HER AGAIN BUT LAST VOYAGE I WAS PROMOTED AND THE NEW BOAT WAS NOT YET LAUNCHED SO I HAD TO WAIT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH MY PEOPLE AT SYDENHAM ONE DAY OUT IN A COUNTRY LANE I MET THERESA WRIGHT HER OLD MAID SHE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT HER ABOUT HIM ABOUT EVERYTHING
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