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The utter want of reserve with which Bronckhorst treated his own dishonour helped us to know that the evidence against Biel would be entirely circumstantial and native. THE UTTER WANT OF RESERVE WITH WHICH BRONCOR'S TREATED HIS OWN DISHONOUR HELPED US TO KNOW THAT THE EVIDENCE AGAINST BEALE WOULD BE ENTIRELY CIRCUMSTANTIAL AND NATIVE
nd, naturally enough, the poor little mite got first riotous, next miserable, and was removed screaming. Bronckhorst asked if that was the way Teddy usually behaved, and whether Mrs. Bronckhorst could not spare some of her time 'to teach the little beggar decency'. Mrs. Bronckhorst, who loved the boy more than her own life, tried not to cry--her spirit seemed to have been broken by her marriage. Lastly, Bronckhorst used to say, 'There! That'll do, that'll do. For God's sake try to behave like a rational woman. Go into the drawing-room.' Mrs. Bronckhorst would go, trying to carry it all off with a smile; and the guest of the evening would feel angry and uncomfortable. After three years of this cheerful life--for Mrs. Bronckhorst had no women-friends to talk to--the station was startled by the news that Bronckhorst had instituted proceedings _on the criminal count_, against a man called Biel, who certainly had been rather attentive to Mrs. Bronckhorst whenever she had appeared in public. VE HIM HALF A GLASS OF WINE AND NATURALLY ENOUGH THE POOR LITTLE MITE GOT FIRST RIOTOUS NEXT MISERABLE AND WAS REMOVED SCREAMING BRONCOURSE ASKED IF THAT WAS THE WAY TEDDY USUALLY BEHAVED AND WHETHER MISSUS BRONCORSE COULD NOT SPARE SOME OF HER TIME TO TEACH THE LITTLE BEGGAR DECENCY MISSUS BRONCORST WHO LOVED THE BOY MORE THAN HER OWN LIFE TRIED NOT TO CRY HER SPIRIT SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN BY HER MARRIAGE LASTLY BRONCOURSE USED TO SAY THERE THAT'LL DO THAT'LL DO FOR GOD'S SAKE TRY TO BEHAVE YOU LIKE A RATIONAL WOMAN GO INTO THE DRAWING ROOM MISSUS BRONCURST WOULD GO TRYING TO CARRY IT ALL OFF WITH A SMILE AND THE GUESTS OF THE EVENING WOULD FEEL ANGRY AND UNCOMFORTABLE AFTER THREE YEARS OF THIS CHEERFUL LIFE FOR MISSUS BRONCURST HAD NO WOMEN FRIENDS TO TALK TO THE STATION WAS STARTLED BY THE NEWS THAT BRONCOURST HAD INSTITUTED PROCEEDINGS ON THE CRIMINAL COUNT AGAINST A MAN CALLED BEALE WHO CERTAINLY HAD BEEN RATHER ATTENTIVE TO MISSUS BRONCORST WHENEVER SHE HAD APPEARED IN PUBLIC
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