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Good God! What noise is that? There are steps in the yard!" And before she could speak, he had rushed into the little china closet, which opened out of the parlor, and crouched down in the darkness. GOOD GOD WHAT NOISE IS THAT THERE ARE STEPS IN THE YARD AND BEFORE SHE COULD SPEAK HE HAD RUSHED INTO THE LITTLE CHINA CLOSET WHICH OPENED OUT OF THE PARLOUR AND CROUCHED DOWN IN THE DARKNESS
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. 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. "Yes!" answered he, looking sharply and suddenly up at her. "Your future father-in-law. My father's old friend. It is he that is hunting me to death! No need to look so white and horror-struck, Maggie! It's the way of the world, as I might have known, if I had not been a blind fool." "Mr. Buxton!" she whispered, faintly. "Oh, Maggie!" said he, suddenly throwing himself at her feet, "save me! You can do it. Write to Frank, and make him induce his father to let me off. I came to see you, my sweet, merciful sister! I knew you would save me.  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 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 YES ANSWERED HE LOOKING SHARPLY AND SUDDENLY UP AT HER YOUR FUTURE FATHER IN LAW MY FATHER'S OLD FRIEND IT IS HE THAT IS HUNTING ME TO DEATH NO NEED TO LOOK SO WHITE AND HORROR STRUCK MAGGIE IT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD AS I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN IF I HAD NOT BEEN A BLIND FOOL MISTER BUXTON SHE WHISPERED FAINTLY OH MAGGIE SAID HE SUDDENLY THROWING HIMSELF AT HER FEET SAVE ME YOU COULD DO IT WRITE TO FRANK AND MAKE HIM INDUCE HIS FATHER TO LET ME OFF I CAME TO SEE HIM MY SWEET MERCIFUL SISTER I KNEW YOU WOULD SAVE ME
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