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Chapter 85

           Thecard,uponwhichhehadbeencounting,wasnotlikelytogainthetrick.Hedeclinedplayingit.

           Heheldastillstrongerinhishand;whichwasexhibitedwithoutfartherdelay.

           "Indeed!"heretorted,sneeringly."Well;ifI’mnotmasterofyourheart,Iamofyourhappinessorshallbe.Iknowtheworthlesswretchthat’sdrivenyoutothisdenial"

           "Who?"

           "Howinnocentyouare!"

           "OfthatatleastIam;unlessbyworthlesswretchyoumeanyourself.InthatsenseIcanunderstandyou,sir.Thedescriptionistootruetobemistaken."

           "Beitso!"hereplied,turninglividwithrage,thoughstillkeepinghimselfunderacertainrestraint."Well;sinceyouthinkmesoworthless,itwon’t,Isuppose,betteryouropinionofme,whenItellyouwhatI’mgoingtodowithyou?"

           "Dowithme!Youarepresumptuous,cousinCash!YoutalkasifIwereyourprotégée,orslave!I’mneitherone,northeother!"

           Calhoun,coweringundertheoutburstofherindignation,remainedsilent.

           "Pardieu!"shecontinued,"whatisthisthreat?Tellmewhatyouaregoingtodowithme!Ishouldliketoknowthat."

           "Youshall."

           "Letmehearit!AmItobeturnedadriftupontheprairie,orshutupinaconvent?Perhapsitmaybeaprison?"

           "Youwouldlikethelast,nodoubtprovidedyourincarcerationwastobeinthecompanyof"

           "Goon,sir!Whatistobemydestiny?I’mimpatienttohaveitdeclared."

           "Don’tbeinahurry.Thefirstactshallberehearsedtomorrow."

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