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At last he said, as if speaking to himself: "If I have, it's no more than others have done before, and never been found out. I was but borrowing money. I meant to repay it. If I had asked Mr. Buxton, he would have lent it me." "Mr. Buxton!" said Maggie. AT LAST HE SAID AS IF SPEAKING TO HIMSELF IF I HAVE IT'S NO MORE THAN OTHERS HAVE DONE BEFORE AND NEVER BEEN FOUND OUT I WAS BUT BORROWING MONEY I MEANT TO REPAY IT IF I HAD ASKED MISTER BUXTON HE WOULD HAVE LENT IT ME MISTER BUXTON SAID MAGGIE
? Can you save me?" He looked wild, like a hunted creature. Maggie stood aghast. He went on: "My mother!--Nancy! Where are they? I was wet through and starving, and I came here. Don't let them take me, Maggie, till I'm stronger, and can give battle." "Oh! Edward! Edward! What are you saying?" said Maggie, sitting down on the dresser, in absolute, bewildered despair. "What have you done?" "I hardly know. I'm in a horrid dream. I see you think I'm mad. I wish I were. Won't Nancy come down soon? You must hide me." "Poor Nancy is ill in bed!" said Maggie. "Thank God," said he. "There's one less. But my mother will be up soon, will she not?" "Not yet," replied Maggie. "Edward, dear, do try and tell me what you have done. Why should the police be after you?" "Why, Maggie," said he with a kind of forced, unnatural laugh, "they say I've forged." "And have you?" asked Maggie, in a still, low tone of quiet agony. He did not answer for some time, but sat, looking on the floor with unwinking eyes. BLE AND IMPLORING PLEASE ARE AFTER ME MACKIE OH WHAT MUST I DO OR CAN YOU HIDE ME CAN YOU SAVE ME HE LOOKED WILD LIKE A HUNTED CREATURE MAGGIE STOOD AGHAST HE WENT ON MY MOTHER NANCY WHERE ARE THEY ALWAYS WET THROUGH AND STARVING AND I CAME HERE DON'T LET THEM TAKE ME MAGGIE TILL I'M STRONGER AND CAN GIVE BATTLE AH EDWARD EDWARD WHAT ARE YOU SAYING SAID MAGGIE SITTING DOWN ON THE DRESSER IN ABSOLUTE BEWILDERED DESPAIR WHAT HAVE YOU DONE I HARDLY KNOW I'M IN A HORRID DREAMER I SEE YOU THINK I'M MAD I WISH I WERE WON'T NANCY COME DOWN SOON YOU MUST HIDE ME POOR NANCY IS ILL IN BED SAID MAGGIE THANK GOD SAID HE THERE'S ONE LESS BUT MY MOTHER WILL BE UP SOON WILL SHE NOT NOT YET REPLIED MAGGIE EDWARD DEAR DO TRY AND TELL ME WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WHY SHOULD THE POLICE BE AFTER YOU WHY MAGGIE SAID HE WITH A KIND OF FORCED UNNATURAL LAUGH THEY SAY I FORGED AND HAVE YOU ASKED MAGGIE IN A STILL LOW TONE OF QUIET AGONY HE DID NOT ANSWER FOR SOME TIME BUT SAT LOOKING ON THE FLOOR WITH UNWINKING EYES
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