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Nothing could be more callous than the manner with which Margaret Wilmot had made this speech. Her tones had never faltered. She had spoken slowly, pausing before every fresh sentence; but she had spoken like a wretched creature, whose withered heart was almost incapable of womanly emotion. NOTHING COULD BE MORE CALLOUS THAN THE MANNER WITH WHICH MARGARET WILMOT HAD MADE THIS SPEECH HER TONES HAD NEVER FALTERED SHE HAD SPOKEN SLOWLY PAUSING BEFORE EVERY FRESH SENTENCE BUT SHE HAD SPOKEN LIKE A WRETCHED CREATURE WHOSE WITHERED HEART WAS ALMOST INCAPABLE OF WOMANLY EMOTION
y blackened my name. It was a fine thing for such as me to win the love of an honest man—a gentleman—who could shelter me from all the troubles of life, and give me a stainless name and an honourable place in society. I was the daughter of a returned convict, an outcast, and your love offered me a splendid chance of redemption from the black depths of disgrace and misery in which I lived. I was only mortal, Clement Austin; what was there in my blood that should make me noble, or good, or strong to stand against temptation? I seized upon the one chance of my miserable life; I plotted to win your love. Step by step I lured you on until you offered to make me your wife. That was my end and aim. I triumphed; and for a time enjoyed my success, and the advantages that it brought me. But I suppose the worst sinners have some kind of conscience. Mine was awakened last night, and I resolved to spare you the misery of being married to a woman who comes of such a race as that from which I spring. R'S SHAMEFUL HISTORY BLACKENED MY NAME IT WAS A FINE THING FOR SUCH AS ME TO WIN THE LOVE OF AN HONEST MAN A GENTLEMAN WHO COULD SHELTER ME FROM ALL THE TROUBLES OF LIFE AND GIVE ME A STAINLESS NAME AND AN HONORABLE PLACE IN SOCIETY I WAS THE DAUGHTER OF A RETURNED CONVICT AN OUTCAST AND YOUR LOVE OFFERED ME A SPLENDID CHANCE OF REDEMPTION FROM THE BLACK DEPTHS OF DISGRACE AND MISERY IN WHICH I LIVED I WAS ONLY MORTAL CLEMENT AUSTIN WHAT WAS THERE IN MY BLOOD THAT SHOULD MAKE ME NOBLE OR GOOD OR STRONG TO STAND AGAINST TEMPTATION I SEIZED UPON THE ONE CHANCE OF MY MISERABLE LIFE I PLOTTED TO WIN YOUR LOVE STEP BY STEP I LURED YOU ON UNTIL YOU OFFERED TO MAKE ME YOUR WIFE THAT WAS MY END AND MY AIM I TRIUMPHED AND FOR A TIME ENJOYED MY SUCCESS AND THE ADVANTAGES THAT IT BROUGHT ME BUT I SUPPOSE THE WORST SINNERS HAVE SOME KIND OF CONSCIENCE MINE WAS AWAKENED LAST NIGHT AND I RESOLVED TO SPARE YOU THE MISERY OF BEING MARRIED TO A WOMAN WHO COMES OF SUCH A RACE AS THAT FROM WHICH I SPRANG
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