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There perhaps was such a thing once; but now a days the more you do for a person, the surer they are to turn against you, and cheat you. Now, don't go white and pale. I know you're a good girl in the main; and I've been lying awake all night, and I've a deal to say to you. THERE PERHAPS WAS SUCH A THING ONCE BUT NOWADAYS THE MORE YOU DO FOR A PERSON THE SURER THEY ARE TO TURN AGAINST YOU AND CHEAT YOU NOW DON'T GO WHITE AND PALE I KNOW YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL IN THE MAIN AND I'VE BEEN LYING AWAKE ALL NIGHT AND I'VE A DEAL TO SAY TO YOU
ood 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. 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! He would suspect nothing from that; it would only be her own terror. If her mother came down! But, with all these thoughts, she was very still, outwardly, as she sat waiting for him to speak. "Have you heard from your brother lately?" asked he, looking up in an angry and disturbed manner. "But I'll answer for it he has not been writing home for some time. He could not, with the guilt he has had on his mind. I'll not believe in gratitude again. T 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 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 HE WOULD SUSPECT NOTHING FROM THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE HER OWN TERROR IF HER MOTHER CAME DOWN BUT WITH ALL THESE THOUGHTS SHE WAS VERY STILL OUTWARDLY AS SHE SAT WAITING FOR HIM TO SPEAK HAVE YOU HEARD FROM YOUR BROTHER LATELY ASKED HE LOOKING UP IN AN ANGRY AND DISTURBED MANNER BUT I'LL ANSWER FOR IT HE HAS NOT BEEN WRITING HOME FOR SOME TIME HE COULD NOT WITH THE GUILT HE HAD ON HIS MIND I'LL NOT BELIEVE IN GRATITUDE AGAIN
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