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Maggie tried to keep down her shivering alarm. It was long since she had seen him; and the old idea of his kind, genial disposition, had been sadly disturbed by what she had heard from Frank, of his severe proceedings against his unworthy tenantry; and now, if he was setting the police in search of Edward, he was indeed to be dreaded; and with Edward so close at hand, within earshot! If the china fell! MAGGIE TRIED TO KEEP DOWN HER SHIVERING ALARM IT WAS LONG SINCE SHE HAD SEEN HIM AND THE OLD IDEA OF HIS KIND GENIAL DISPOSITION HAD BEEN SADLY DISTURBED BY WHAT SHE HAD HEARD FROM FRANK OF HIS SEVERE PROCEEDING AGAINST AGAINST HIS UNWORTHY TENANTRY AND NOW IF HE WAS SETTING THE POLICE IN SEARCH OF EDWARD HE WAS INDEED TO BE DREADED AND WITH EDWARD SO CLOSE AT HAND WITHIN EARSHOT IF THE CHINA FELL
t her own outward composure, while she felt so dead and sick at heart. Her mother would soon get up; must she be told? Edward spoke to her now and then from his hiding-place. He dared not go back into the kitchen, into which the few neighbors they had were apt to come, on their morning's way to Combehurst, to ask if they could do any errands there for Mrs. Browne or Nancy. Perhaps a quarter of an hour or so had elapsed since the first alarm, when, as Maggie was trying to light the parlor fire, in order that the doctor, when he came, might find all as usual, she heard the click of the garden gate, and a man's step coming along the walk. She ran up stairs to wash away the traces of the tears which had been streaming down her face as she went about her work, before she opened the door. There, against the watery light of the rainy day without, stood Mr. Buxton. He hardly spoke to her, but pushed past her, and entered the parlor. He sat down, looking as if he did not know what he was doing. K AS USUAL SHE WONDERED AT HER OUTWARD COMPOSURE WHILE SHE FELT SO DEAD AND SICK AT HEART HER MOTHER WOULD SOON GET UP MUST SHE BE TOLD EDWARD SPOKE TO HER NOW AND THEN FROM HIS HIDING PLACE HE DARED NOT GO BACK INTO THE KITCHEN INTO WHICH THE FEW NEIGHBORS THAT THEY WERE APT TO COME ON THEIR MORNING'S WAY TO COOMBHURST TO ASK IF THEY COULD DO ANY ERRANDS THERE FOR MISSUS BROWN OR NANCY PERHAPS A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OR SO HAD ELAPSED SINCE THE FIRST ALARM WHEN AS MAGGIE WAS TRYING TO LIGHT THE PARLOR FIRE IN ORDER THAT THE DOCTOR WHEN HE CAME MIGHT FIND ALL AS USUAL SHE HEARD THE CLICK OF THE GARDEN GATE AND A MAN'S STEP COMING ALONG THE WALL SHE RAN UP STAIRS TO WASH AWAY THE TRACES OF THE TEARS WHICH HAD BEEN STREAMING DOWN HER FACE AS SHE WENT ABOUT HER WORK BEFORE SHE OPENED THE DOOR THERE AGAINST THE WATERY LIGHT OF THE RAINY DAY WITHOUT STOOD MISTER BUXTON HE HARDLY SPOKE TO HER BUT PUSHED PAST HER AND ENTERED THE PARLOUR HE SAT DOWN LOOKING AS IF HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING
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