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In part relieved by the intensity of this threat, and in part (eneral i, she handed back the book to the oldthat I' to stand between you

till you let me ask (as I have been called in, and made a third)

what is all this about?' 'Take your version of it,' returned Arthur, finding it left to him to

speak, 'from my mother Let it rest there What I have said, was said to

my mother only' 'Oh!' returned the old man 'From your mother? Take

it from your mother? Well! But youryour father That's not dutiful, Mr Arthur Who will you be

suspecting next?'

'Enough,' said Mrs Clenna her face so that it was addressed

for the moment to the old man only 'Let no more be said about this'

'Yes, but stop a bit, stop a bit,' the old man persisted 'Let us see

hoe stand Have you told Mr Arthur that he mustn't lay offences at

his father's door? That he has no right to do it? That he has no ground

to go upon?' 'I tell him so now' 'Ah! Exactly,' said the old man

'You tell him so now You hadn't told him so before, and you tell hi, that it seems as if death had