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XLI. Suspicion—Fanny Is Sent For

           "

           "Youaredullenoughatmine.Ibelieveyouhateme."

           "Notyouonlyyourfaults.Idohatethem."

           "’Twouldbemuchmorebecomingifyousetyourselftocurethem.Come,let’sstrikeabalancewiththetwentypounds,andbefriends."

           Shegaveasighofresignation."Ihaveaboutthatsumhereforhouseholdexpenses.Ifyoumusthaveit,takeit."

           "Verygood.Thankyou.IexpectIshallhavegoneawaybeforeyouareintobreakfastto-morrow."

           "Andmustyougo?Ah!therewasatime,Frank,whenitwouldhavetakenagoodmanypromisestootherpeopletodragyouawayfromme.Youusedtocallmedarling,then.Butitdoesn’tmattertoyouhowmydaysarepassednow."

           "Imustgo,inspiteofsentiment."Troy,ashespoke,lookedathiswatch,and,apparentlyactuatedbynonlucendoprinciples,openedthecaseattheback,revealing,snuglystowedwithinit,asmallcoilofhair.

           Bathsheba’seyeshadbeenaccidentallyliftedatthatmoment,andshesawtheactionandsawthehair.Sheflushedinpainandsurprise,andsomewordsescapedherbeforeshehadthoughtwhetherornotitwaswisetoutterthem."Awoman’scurlofhair!"shesaid."Oh,Frank,whoseisthat?"

           Troyhadinstantlyclosedhiswatch.Hecarelesslyreplied,asonewhocloakedsomefeelingsthatthesighthadstirred."Why,yours,ofcourse.Whoseshoulditbe?IhadquiteforgottenthatIhadit."

           "Whatadreadfulfib,Frank!"

           "ItellyouIhadforgottenit!"hesaid,loudly.

           "Idon’tmeanthatitwasyellowhair."

           "Nonsense."

           "That’sinsultingme.Iknowitwasyellow.Nowwhosewasit?Iwanttoknow.

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