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Clement Austin threw the pretty little Genevese toy upon the floor, and ground it to atoms under the heel of his boot. CLEMENT AUSTIN THREW THE PRETTY LITTLE GENEVISE TOY UPON THE FLOOR AND GROUND IT TO ADAMS UNDER THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT
d give them back scorn for scorn, and tell them that I honour my wife for virtues that have been sometimes missing in the consort of an emperor." For the first time that morning Margaret's eyes grew dim, but she brushed away the gathering tears with a rapid movement of her trembling hand. "You are a good man, Clement Austin," she said; "and I—wish that I were better worthy of you. You are a good man; but you are very cruel to me to-day. Have pity upon me, and let me go." She drew a pretty little watch from her waist, and looked at the dial. Then, suddenly remembering that the watch had been Clement's gift, she took the slender chain from her neck, and handed them both to him. "You gave me these when I was your betrothed wife, Mr. Austin; I have no right to keep them now." She spoke very mournfully; but poor Clement was only mortal. He was a good man, as Margaret had just declared; but, unhappily, good men are apt to fly into passions as well as their inferiors in the scale of morality. R OF A THIEF AND A FORGER I WOULD GIVE THEM BACK SCORN FOR SCORN AND TELL THEM THAT I HONOUR MY WIFE FOR VIRTUES THAT HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN MISSING IN THE CONSORT OF AN EMPEROR FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT MORNING MARGARET'S EYES GREW DIM BUT SHE BRUSHED AWAY THE GATHERING TEARS WITH A RAPID MOVEMENT OF HER TREMBLING HAND YOU ARE A GOOD MAN CLEMENT AUSTIN SHE SAID AND I WISH THAT I WERE BETTER WORTHY OF YOU YOU ARE A GOOD MAN BUT YOU ARE VERY CRUEL TO ME TO DAY HAVE PITY UPON ME AND LET ME GO SHE DREW A PRETTY LITTLE WATCH FROM HER WAIST AND LOOKED AT THE DIAL THEN SUDDENLY REMEMBERING THAT THE WATCH HAD BEEN CLEMENT'S GIFT SHE TOOK THE SLENDER CHAIN FROM HER NECK AND HANDED THEM BOTH TO HIM YOU GAVE ME THESE WHEN I WAS YOUR BETROTHED WIFE MISTER AUSTIN I HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP THEM NOW SHE SPOKE VERY MOURNFULLY BUT POOR CLEMENT WAS ONLY MORTAL HE WAS A GOOD MAN AS MARGARET HAD JUST DECLARED BUT UNHAPPILY GOOD MEN ARE APT TO FLY INTO PASSIONS AS WELL AS THEIR INFERIORS IN THE SCALE OF MORALITY
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