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XLI. Suspicion—Fanny Is Sent For

           "

           "VerywellI’lltellyou,somakenomoreado.ItisthehairofayoungwomanIwasgoingtomarrybeforeIknewyou."

           "Yououghttotellmehername,then."

           "Icannotdothat."

           "Isshemarriedyet?"

           "No."

           "Isshealive?"

           "Yes."

           "Isshepretty?"

           "Yes."

           "Itiswonderfulhowshecanbe,poorthing,undersuchanawfulaffliction!"

           "Afflictionwhataffliction?"heinquired,quickly.

           "Havinghairofthatdreadfulcolour."

           "OhhoIlikethat!"saidTroy,recoveringhimself."Why,herhairhasbeenadmiredbyeverybodywhohasseenhersinceshehaswornitloose,whichhasnotbeenlong.Itisbeautifulhair.Peopleusedtoturntheirheadstolookatit,poorgirl!"

           "Pooh!that’snothingthat’snothing!"sheexclaimed,inincipientaccentsofpique."IfIcaredforyourloveasmuchasIusedtoIcouldsaypeoplehadturnedtolookatmine."

           "Bathsheba,don’tbesofitfulandjealous.Youknewwhatmarriedlifewouldbelike,andshouldn’thaveentereditifyoufearedthesecontingencies."

           Troyhadbythistimedrivenhertobitterness:herheartwasbiginherthroat,andtheductstohereyeswerepainfullyfull.Ashamedasshewastoshowemotion,atlastsheburstout:

           "ThisisallIgetforlovingyousowell!Ah!whenImarriedyouyourlifewasdearertomethanmyown.IwouldhavediedforyouhowtrulyIcansaythatIwouldhavediedforyou!Andnowyousneeratmyfoolishnessinmarryingyou.O!isitkindtometothrowmymistakeinmyface?Whateveropinionyoumayhaveofmywisdom,youshouldnottellmeofitsomercilessly,nowthatIaminyourpower.

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