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When she recovered from the shock, she made a majestic gesture of command. Mr. Burmistone glanced at the girl's face, and saw that it changed color a little. "Lady Theobald appears to wish to speak to you," he said. WHEN SHE RECOVERED FROM THE SHOCK SHE MADE A MAJESTIC GESTURE OF COMMAND MISTER BURMISTONE GLANCED AT THE GIRL'S FACE AND SAW THAT IT CHANGED COLOR A LITTLE LADY THEOBALD APPEARS TO WISH TO SPEAK TO YOU HE SAID
t Lady Theobald might be looking. He bent slightly forward, and looked into her upraised, alarmed eyes. "Don't be afraid of _me_" he said; "don't, for pity's sake!" He could not have hit upon a luckier speech, and also he could not have uttered it more feelingly than he did. It helped her to recover herself, and gave her courage. "There," she said, with a slight catch of the breath, "does not that prove what I said to be true? I was afraid, the very moment I ceased to forget myself. I was afraid of you and of myself. I have no courage at all." "You will gain it in time," he said. "I shall try to gain it," she answered. "I am nearly twenty, and it is time that I should learn to respect myself. I think it must be because I have no self-respect that I am such a coward." It seemed that her resolution was to be tried immediately; for at that very moment Lady Theobald turned, and, on recognizing the full significance of Lucia's position, was apparently struck temporarily dumb and motionless. GETHER THAT THEY WERE NOT VERY OLD FRIENDS AND THAT LADY THEOBALD MIGHT BE LOOKING HE BENT SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND LOOKED INTO HER UPRAISED ALARMED EYES DON'T BE AFRAID OF ME HE SAID DON'T FOR PITY'S SAKE HE COULD NOT HAVE HIT UPON HER LUCKIER SPEECH AND ALSO HE COULD NOT HAVE UTTERED IT MORE FEELINGLY THAN HE DID IT HELPED HER TO RECOVER HERSELF AND GAVE HER COURAGE THERE SHE SAID WITH A SLIGHT CATCH OF THE BREATH DOES NOT THAT PROVE WHAT I SAID TO BE TRUE I WAS AFRAID THE VERY MOMENT I CEASED TO FORGET MYSELF I WAS AFRAID OF YOU AND OF MYSELF I HAVE NO COURAGE AT ALL YOU WILL GAIN IT IN TIME HE SAID I SHALL TRY TO GAIN IT SHE ANSWERED I AM NEARLY TWENTY AND IT IS TIME THAT I SHOULD LEARN TO RESPECT MYSELF I THINK IT MUST BE BECAUSE I HAVE NO SELF RESPECT THAT I AM SUCH A COWARD IT SEEMED HER RESOLUTION WAS TO BE TRIED IMMEDIATELY FOR AT THAT VERY MOMENT LADY THEOBALD TURNED AND ON RECOGNIZING THE FULL SIGNIFICANCE OF LUCIA'S POSITION WAS APPARENTLY STRUCK TEMPORARILY DUMB AND MOTIONLESS
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