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You are aware, perhaps, that in this house all the servants sleep in the modern wing. This central block is made up of the dwelling rooms, with the kitchen behind and our bedroom above. My maid, Theresa, sleeps above my room. There is no one else, and no sound could alarm those who are in the farther wing. YOU ARE AWARE PERHAPS THAT IN THIS HOUSE ALL THE SERVANTS SLEEP IN THE MODERN WING THIS CENTRAL BLOCK IS MADE UP OF THE DWELLING ROOMS WITH THE KITCHEN BEHIND AND OUR BEDROOM ABOVE MY MAID TERESA SLEEPS ABOVE MY ROOM THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AND NO SOUND COULD ALARM THOSE WHO ARE IN THE FARTHER WING
t. Perhaps the fault may be partly mine. I was brought up in the freer, less conventional atmosphere of South Australia, and this English life, with its proprieties and its primness, is not congenial to me. But the main reason lies in the one fact, which is notorious to everyone, and that is that Sir Eustace was a confirmed drunkard. To be with such a man for an hour is unpleasant. Can you imagine what it means for a sensitive and high-spirited woman to be tied to him for day and night? It is a sacrilege, a crime, a villany to hold that such a marriage is binding. I say that these monstrous laws of yours will bring a curse upon the land--God will not let such wickedness endure.' For an instant she sat up, her cheeks flushed, and her eyes blazing from under the terrible mark upon her brow. Then the strong, soothing hand of the austere maid drew her head down on to the cushion, and the wild anger died away into passionate sobbing. At last she continued: 'I will tell you about last night. ERE TO DO TO ATTEMPT TO DENY IT PERHAPS THE FAULT MAY BE PARTLY MINE I WAS BROUGHT UP IN A FREER LESS CONVENTIONAL ATMOSPHERE OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND THIS ENGLISH LIFE WITH ITS PROPRIETY EASE AND ITS PRIMNESS IS NOT CONGENIAL TO ME BUT THE MAIN REASON LIES IN THE ONE FACT WHICH IS NOTORIOUS TO EVERY ONE AND THAT IS THAT SIR EUSTACE WAS A CONFIRMED DRUNKARD TO BE WITH SUCH A MAN FOR AN HOUR IS UNPLEASANT CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT IT MEANS FOR A SENSITIVE AND HIGH SPIRITED WOMAN TO BE TIED TO HIM FOR A DAY AND A NIGHT IT IS A SACRILEGE A CRIME A VILLAINY TO HOLD SUCH MARRIAGE AS BINDING I SAY THAT THESE MONSTROUS LAWS OF YOURS WILL BRING A CURSE UPON THE LAND GOD WILL NOT LET SUCH WICKEDNESS ENDURE FOR AN INSTANT SHE SAT UP HER CHEEKS FLUSHED AND HER EYES BLAZING FROM UNDER THE TERRIBLE MARK UPON HER BROW THEN THE STRONG SOOTHING HAND OF THE AUSTERE MAID DREW HER HEAD DOWN TO THE CUSHION AND THE WILD ANGER DIED AWAY INTO PASSIONATE SOBBING AT LAST SHE CONTINUED I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT LAST NIGHT
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