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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. 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
 that half-hour again for any money. However, he and Maggie came to terms, at last." "No, Edward, we did not!" said Maggie, in a low quivering voice. "Very nearly. She's to give up her engagement, and then he will let me off." "Do you mean that Maggie is to give up her engagement to Mr. Frank Buxton?" asked his mother. "Yes. It would never have come to anything, one might see that. Old Buxton would have held out against it till doomsday. And, sooner or later, Frank would 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.  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 NO EDWARD WE DID NOT SAID MAGGIE IN A LOW QUIVERING VOICE VERY NEARLY SHE'S TO GIVE UP HER ENGAGEMENT AND THEN HE'LL LET ME OFF DO YOU MEAN SAID MAGGIE IS TO GIVE UP HER ENGAGEMENT TO MISTER FRANK BUXTON ASKED HIS MOTHER YES WE WOULD NEVER HAVE COME TO ANYTHING WE MIGHT SEE THAT OLD BUXTON 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
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