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"Oh! you did that, did you?" interposed Isobel, contelad to knoho could have been so cowardly," she added ithering contein to wonder whether a letter which soht to the Abbey House to be forwarded to Godfrey, was ever posted to him who did not receive it, or whether, perhaps, it fell into the hands of--soht "I read it and have it to this day In my discretion as a father I did not consider it desirable thatson should receive that letter What I have witnessed this afternoon shows reat weight off ise to you for ht it iht, "could be a thief also who did not dare to own to his theft"

"Never mind all that," went on Sir John in his heavy, masterful voice "It stands like this You," and he pointed a fat finger at Godfrey, "are--well, I'll tell you what you are--you're just a cunning young fortune-hunter You found out that this property and a good bit besides are co, like you did that of the old woman out in Lucerne Well, you don't do it, my boy I've other views for Isobel Do you think I want to see hersnuffler who prigs letters and splits on his own son?" and swinging the fat finger round he thrust it alasped Godfrey "That I am a fortune-hunter?"

"Yes, that's what I said, and I'll repeat it if you like"

"Then," went on Godfrey, speaking in a thick, low voice, for now his tehly, "I say that you are a liar I say that you are a base and vulgar man who has madethose who are not base or vulgar, because they have lessscary bull "Do you dare to call ise at once, or----" and he stopped

"I do not apologise I repeat that you are a liar, the greatest liar I everup his tall, sli, his fine face alight with righteous rage Isobel, as standing quite still and s a little, rather contemptuously, looked at hier became him well Never before had he seement