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Give me time to think; you will do that, I'm sure. Go now, and leave me alone. If it is right, God will give me strength to do it, and perhaps He will comfort me in my desolation. But I do not know  I cannot tell. I must have time to think. GIVE ME TIME TO THINK YOU WILL DO THAT I AM SURE GO NOW LEAVE ME ALONE IF IT IS RIGHT GOD WILL GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO DO IT PERHAPS HE WILL COMFORT ME IN MY DESOLATION AND I DO NOT KNOW I CANNOT TELL I MUST HAVE TIME TO THINK
set. Mr. Buxton did not attend to it, but Maggie heard it. She got up, and stood quite calm before Mr. Buxton. "You must go," said she. "I know you; and I know you are not aware of the cruel way in which you have spoken to me, while asking me to give up the very hope and marrow of my life"--she could not go on for a moment; she was choked up with anguish. "It was the truth, Maggie," said he, somewhat abashed. "It was the truth that made the cruelty of it. But you did not mean to speak cruelly to me, I know. Only it is hard all at once to be called upon to face the shame and blasted character of one who was once an innocent child at the same father's knee." "I may have spoken too plainly," said Mr. Buxton, "but it was necessary to set the plain truth before you, for my son's sake. You will write the letter I ask?" Her look was wandering and uncertain. Her attention was distracted by sounds which to him had no meaning; and her judgment she felt was wavering and disturbed. "I cannot tell.  OF DISPLACED CHINA IN THE CLOSET MISTER BUXTON DID NOT ATTEND TO IT BUT MAGGIE HEARD IT SHE GOT UP AND STOOD QUITE CALM BEFORE MISTER BUXTON YOU MUST GO SAID SHE I KNOW YOU AND I KNOW YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THE CRUEL WAY IN WHICH YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO ME WHILE ASKING ME TO GIVE UP THE VERY HOPE AND MARROW OF MY LIFE SHE COULD NOT GO ON FOR A MOMENT SHE WAS CHOKED UP WITH ANGUISH IT IT WAS THE TRUTH MAGGIE SAID HE SOMEWHAT ABASHED IT WAS THE TRUTH THAT MADE THE CRUELTY OF IT BUT YOU DID NOT MEAN TO SPEAK CRUELLY TO ME I KNOW ONLY IT IS HARD ALL AT ONCE TO BE CALLED UPON TO FACE THE SHAME AND BLASTED CHARACTER OF ONE WHO WAS ONCE AN INNOCENT CHILD AT THE SAME FATHER'S KNEE I MAY HAVE SPOKEN TOO PLAINLY SAID MISTER BUXTON BUT IT WAS NECESSARY TO SET THE PLAIN TRUTH BEFORE YOU FOR MY SON'S SAKE YOU WILL WRITE THE LETTER I ASK HER LOOK WAS WONDERING AND UNCERTAIN HER ATTENTION WAS DISTRACTED BY SOUNDS WHICH TO HIM HAD NO MEANING AND HER JUDGMENT SHE FELT WAS WAVERING AND DISTURBED I CANNOT TELL
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