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III

           “It’sallintheairyet,ofcourse;butIpickedupatiptheotherday—”

           “You’renotspeculating?”shecried,withakindofsuperstitiousterror.

           “Lord,no.Thisisasurething—Ialmostwishitwasn’t;ImeanifIcanworkit—”Hehadasuddenvisionofthecomprehensivenessofthetemptation.IfonlyhehadbeenlesssureofDinslow!Hisassurancegavethesituationthebaseelementofsafety.

           “Idon’tunderstandyou,”shefaltered.

           “Trustme,instead!”headjuredher,withsuddenenergy;andturningonherabruptly,“Ifyougo,youknow,yougofree,”heconcluded.

           Shedrewback,palingalittle.“Whydoyoumakeitharderforme?”

           “Tomakeiteasierformyself,”heretorted.

           

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