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        MAGGIE o go to toms lodgings in to dinner, else s     lodging ire strangers. Our friend Bob Jakin acit sent, taken not only a    eig also one of ter-side, ing out ts in aer for terests of all parties, sanitary siderations apart, t tom? It cist finds vely standing near a colossal statue to sions. tiny sied and looked up at Maggie    t tered smilingly, made urn rou and say,

        `Eell Bob! - its Miss Maggie! e in, Miss, foodness do, s on, opening a side door, and endeav to flatten    to make tmost space for tor.

        Sad recolles cro poor tom o call by t name s. But everyt strao    t on     likely to disperse tood    speaking.

        `If you please to take tting do garment and    to , as s Maggie.

        `Bob is at    tch doll.

        `Yes, Miss; but I t be washing and dressing himself - Ill go and see, said Mrs Jakin, disappearing.

        But sly came back tle eetfully.

        `ting out o    to pay your , and I s, if s me. But I o e today, to speak to my brother.

        `om is:    men s - youll see t.

        `ell, Bob, Im sure ed to you, wever , walking of you.

        `Es akin it. But I t    over- s ter nor a tilted bottle I arnt - I t stop mysen    does me good to see you.    do you say noo    it all e true as I said? t many sorts ogoods as I t over-praise oo t.

        Mrs Bobs small nose seemed to be foll up reverentially to so smile and curtsy, and say, `Id looked forrard like aenyto seein you, Miss, for my ongues been runnin on you like as if - in on me.

        `ell, er taters, else Mr tom ull o    for em.

        `I o say,    like your marrying.

        `Eo t tle un sends not to see ly, or else to t full-gro about Mr tom, Miss, said Bob, speaking lois off carrying my pa am at a loose end - Ive got more brains nor I knoo do o busy myself    s me as Mr tom ull sit by tin    t.    livelier noice of s lookin into tc .

        ` business, said Maggie.

        `Ay, said Bob, speaking lo do you ts notom is, but Im a cute c to last Cmas, as Id found out a soft pla     a little black spaniel - a rare bit o breed - as o get. But sis e over    eeted to tell you, Miss, cause I t you mig out of , no go into pany enough.

        `Im afraid I tle po otally om could roubles. Poor fellooo! But it    of t notitude. But Bob and already said, `om, and ter door ening.

        `time to spare, tom, said Maggie, as soon as Bob    t tell you at once , else I saking your dinner.

        tom stood    ted opposite t. iced t sremulous, and iment of t so speak about. timent made    is it?

        tone roused a spirit of resistan Maggie and s    in quite a different form from termined on. S and looking straig tom, said,

        `I    you to absolve me from my promise about P to see    telling you. I am e to tell you t I wiso see him.

        `Very om, still more coldly.

        But Maggie    ner, before sed aion from her.

        `Not for myself, dear tom. Dont be angry. I s , only t Po e - ed o e told    see    telling you. I s between us again.

        tom looked ating rongly for a little o ically--

        `You kno subject, Maggie. ting anyt bound to use tmost poo prevent you from disgrag    no leave you to your o - you told me so after my fat c give up me.

        `I dont om - at least as t it o misery. But I so anotuation, and I so be friends .

        ty of toms face relaxed a little.

        `I s mind your seeing    my uncles - I dont    you to make a fuss on t. But I o do anything.

        t o tremble.

        `, tom? It is very    done and bor my o you - w been a han yours.

        So be cears    subdued en attic. t at t it could only sself in toms fas ly on one of a kind pedagogue,

        `o me, Maggie: Ill tell you remes - you    and self-and; a you t, and    submit to be guided. You kno ake a situation. My aunt Pullet o give you a good    ably amongst your relations until I could    is o be a lady, and I il you    your ideas and mine never accord, and you    give    you migo see t a brot into tter    kind - but my kindness    only be directed by o be good for you.

        `Yes - I knoom, said Maggie, still    trying to trol ears. `I kno deal for me - I knoeful to you. But, indeed, you t quite judge for me - our natures our very different. You dont kno me from hey do you.

        `Yes, I do kno too    feel about all t affects our family and your oy as a young    addresses from P    disgusting to me in every ot to my sisters name being associated for a moment    of a young man    of us all, and    you, I s quite certain t nessed just before my fat I dont feel certain of it ain about anyt oime you take pleasure in a sort of perverse self-denial, and at anot resolution to resist a t you knoo be wrong.

        terrible cutting trutoms    rutive, unsympatids. Maggie al of toms: sed in t: it seemed as if o sic voice predig ure fallings - a, all turn: s , t al needs y t made o him.

        S ansly -    oo full, and s d to make tom feel t so ed by to t se bet painful, solemn memory surmoue grievano! S tom must not accuse . S    gaze, and said,

        `I t make you tter of me, tom, by anyt I am not so s out from all your feelings as you believe me to be. I see as    from our position o P on ot    o eain telling you trut to disbelieve me: I    my o you, and you ected me in a false only not ence, I sercourse ing t of quiet friendsant kind. You may t I am uo keep my resolutions - but at least you oug to treat me    empt on ts t I    itted yet.

        `ell, Maggie, said tom, softening u    to overstrain matters. I t    for you to see Po e to t you say - at least you believe it yourself, I knoo you as you    me.

        ttle tremor in toms voice as tered t ion came back    toget of ciliation. Soms shoulder.

        `Dear tom - I knoo be good. I knoo bear, and    deal. I so be a fort to you - not to vex you. You dont togety, now, do you?

        tom smiled at t to see he frown.

        `No, Maggie.

        `I may turn out better t.

        `I hope you will.

        `And may I e some day and make tea for you, aremely small wife of Bobs again?

        `Yes, but trot aime to spare, said tom, looking at ch.

        `Not to give me a kiss?

        tom bent to kiss hen said,

        `t a great deal to to-day. Im going to ation ernoon.

        `Youll e to aunt Gleggs tomorroo dine early, t o tea. You must e: Lue to say so.

        `O Pooy else to do, said tom, pulling ly and bringing dohe small bell-rope.

        `Im frigreat; o t very far eitoucter myself    a feantial or distinguis an early stage of the world and were cherishing very large hopes in very small lodgings.
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