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'And at present I suppose you'll be found somewhere about that same stile every evening?' said Willoughby foolishly, for he really did not much care whether he met her again or not. AND AT PRESENT I SUPPOSE YOU'LL BE FOUND SOMEWHERE ABOUT THAT SAME STYLE EVERY EVENING SAID WILLOUGHBY FOOLISHLY FOR HE REALLY DID NOT MUCH CARE WHETHER HE MET HER AGAIN OR NOT
rbell rose from her work and came forward to serve the customer; but the girl, with much mute meaning in her eyes, and a finger laid upon her smiling mouth, followed behind. Her aunt heard her footfall. 'What do you want here, Esther?' she said with thin disapproval; 'get back to your sewing.' Esther gave the young man a signal seen only by him and slipped out into the side-garden, where he found her when his purchases were made. She leaned over the privet-hedge to intercept him as he passed. 'Aunt's an awful ole maid,' she remarked apologetically; 'I b'lieve she'd never let me say a word to enny one if she could help it.' 'So you got home all right last night?' Willoughby inquired; 'what did your aunt say to you?' 'Oh, she arst me where I'd been, and I tolder a lotter lies.' Then, with a woman's intuition, perceiving that this speech jarred, Esther made haste to add, 'She's so dreadful hard on me. I dursn't tell her I'd been with a gentleman or she'd never have let me out alone again. WAS THE LATTER WHO AT THE JINGLING OF THE DOOR BELL ROSE FROM HER WORK AND CAME FORWARD TO SERVE THE CUSTOMER BUT THE GIRL WITH MUCH MUTE MEANING IN HER EYES AND A FINGER LAID UPON HER SMILING MOUTH FOLLOWED BEHIND HER AUNT HEARD HER FOOTFALL WHAT DO YOU WANT HERE ESTHER SHE SAID WITH THIN DISAPPROVAL GET BACK TO YOUR SEWING ESTHER GAVE THE YOUNG MAN A SIGNAL SEEN ONLY BY HIM AND SLIPPED OUT INTO THE SIDE GARDEN WHERE HE FOUND HER WHEN HIS PURCHASES WERE MADE SHE LEANED OVER THE PRIVET HEDGE TO INTERCEPT HIM AS HE PASSED AUNT'S AN AWFUL OLD MAID SHE REMARKED APOLOGETICALLY I BELIEVE SHE'D NEVER LET ME SAY A WORD TO ANY ONE IF SHE COULD HELP IT YOU GOT HOME ALL RIGHT LAST NIGHT WILLOUGHBY INQUIRED WHAT DID YOUR AUNT SAY TO YOU AH SHE ASKED WHERE I'D BEEN AND I TOLD HER A LOT OF LIES THEN WITH A WOMAN'S INTUITION PERCEIVING THAT THIS SPEECH JARRED ESTHER MADE HASTE TO ADD SHE'S SO DREADFUL HARD ON ME I DOESN'T TELL HER THAT I'VE BEEN WITH A GENTLEMAN OR SHE'D NEVER LET ME OUT ALONE AGAIN
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