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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 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
n order that the doctor, when he came, might find all as usual, she heard the click of the garden gate, and a man's step coming along the walk. She ran up stairs to wash away the traces of the tears which had been streaming down her face as she went about her work, before she opened the door. There, against the watery light of the rainy day without, stood 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! T THE PARLOR FIRE IN ORDER THAT THE DOCTOR WHEN HE CAME MIGHT FIND ALL AS USUAL SHE HEARD THE CLICK OF THE GARDEN GATE AND A MAN'S STEP COMING ALONG THE WALL SHE RAN UP STAIRS TO WASH AWAY THE TRACES OF THE TEARS WHICH HAD BEEN STREAMING DOWN HER FACE AS SHE WENT ABOUT HER WORK BEFORE SHE OPENED THE DOOR THERE AGAINST THE WATERY LIGHT 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
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