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But now, Maggie, I've something to say to you." He moved uneasily about, as if he did not know how to begin. BUT NOW MAGGIE I'VE SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU HE MOVED UNEASILY ABOUT AS IF HE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO BEGIN
orse than Crayston. Crayston only ploughed up the turf, and did not pay rent, and sold the timber, thinking I should never miss it. But your brother has gone and forged my name. He had received all the purchase-money, while he only gave me half, and said the rest was to come afterward. And the ungrateful scoundrel has gone and given a forged receipt! You might have knocked me down with a straw when Mr. Henry told me about it all last night. 'Never talk to me of virtue and such humbug again,' I said, 'I'll never believe in them. Every one is for what he can get.' However, Mr. Henry wrote to the superintendent of police at Woodchester; and has gone over himself this morning to see after it. But to think of your father having such a son!" "Oh my poor father!" sobbed out Maggie. "How glad I am you are dead before this disgrace came upon us!" "You may well say disgrace. You're a good girl yourself, Maggie. I have always said that. How Edward has turned out as he has done, I cannot conceive. ENRY IS GOING TO TRANSPORT HIM IT'S WORSE THAN CHRISTON CHRISTON ONLY PLOUGHED UP THE TURF AND DID NOT PAY RENT AND SOLD THE TIMBER THINKING I SHOULD NEVER MISS IT BUT YOUR BROTHER HAS GONE AND FORGED MY NAME HE HAD RECEIVED ALL THE PURCHASE MONEY WHILE HE ONLY GAVE ME HALF AND SAID THE REST WAS TO COME AFTERWARD AND THAT UNGRATEFUL SCOUNDREL HAS GONE AND GIVEN A FORGED RECEIPT YOU MIGHT HAVE KNOCKED ME DOWN WITH A STRAW WHEN MISTER HENRY TOLD ME ABOUT IT ALL LAST NIGHT NEVER TALK TO ME OF VIRTUE AND SUCH HUMMUG AGAIN I SAID I'LL NEVER BELIEVE IN THEM EVERY ONE IS FOR WHAT HE CAN GET HOWEVER MISTER HENRY WROTE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE AT WINCHESTER AND HAS GONE OVER HIMSELF THIS MORNING TO SEE AFTER IT BUT TO THINK OF YOUR FATHER HAVING SUCH A SON OH MY POOR FATHER SOBBED OUT MAGGIE HOW GLAD I AM YOU ARE DEAD BEFORE THIS DISGRACE CAME UPON US YOU MAY WELL SAY DISGRACE YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL YOURSELF MAGGIE I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT HOW EDWARD HAS TURNED OUT AS HE HAS I CANNOT CONCEIVE
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