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        SECREtS are rarely betrayed or discovered acc to any programme our fear c. Fear is almost alerrible dramatic ses,    argued probabilities against t Maggie    on y of discovery inually preseself uing om    one of t likely events; but it    most pletely symbolised    i suggestions ly trivial ces and incalculable states of mind are te mac, but are not tuff in    to ainly one of t roubling t Pullet, on    Oggs, and empered, it    Glegg. Aality - tning -    Pullet. S live at St Oggs, but t te t by wered.

        ter Maggies last meeting    o appear in funereal -band and scarf at St Oggs c made ter Glegg, and taking tea er tulliver. Sunday om    ernoon; and today ter spirits e    ation, `e, Magsie, you e too!    o see tter pleased ic; ting rat er oday tness in y to an under-current of excitement, ; but it might pass for a sign of happiness.

        `You look very    Pullet, s rouable. `I    yirl ud be so good-looking Bessy. But you must    blue t Glegg gave you turns you into a croasty.    you    gown o mine?

        `Its so pretty and so smart, aunt. I ts too s least for my ot I must .

        `to be sure it ud be unbeing if it     to you, as    afford to give you suc stands to reason I must give my o. And as for Lucy, to    everyt: sister Deane may    ull carry s oday.

        `A - isnt ulliver.

        ` a collar on tinued Mrs Pullet, ing manner, `as I dont say I    got as good, but I must look out my best to matc.

        `Miss Lucys called t Oggs, ts a curous , on ymology sometimes fell .

        `Pooulliver, jealous fgie, `S mue feato admire so mucive    oproportion.    size - oo little nor too big.

        ty, smiled platly.

        `But t all big, said uncle Pullet, not    some self-reference. `A young fello not be a six-foot, like Mr tom here.

        `As poor talking about littleness and bigness, - anybody may ts a mercy traig Pullet. `t mis-made son o Lao ty o    like muc rees and brambles at the Red Deeps.

        tatement, by ed t t s indicated, produced an effeaggie om sate opposite ensely anxious to look indifferent. At Pant from sciousness, until tion of t rayed, and s even ea-spoo srembled. S able, not daring to look round. ed on t, and could not see    stooping for relief, turning tion - for Mrs tulliver oms, but urned ao bed t nig - per ion of akem before    erpretation    on it. to o e ed to ence reised by ot of sensitiveness in    .

        But tom oo keen-sigo rest satisfied erpretation:    tinct from ay ab to recall all tails t could give so ely , and bringing ill tom, retaining all y, stributing to er ty of feeling more terest in suate exception to toms ure itio everytional. A love for a deformed man er intolerable. But if sercourse op must be put to it at once; sro feelings and    meetings.     m in t cate of mind    ordinary course of tnant ces.

        t afternoon, about    tom anding on talking    ty of ts ant to bothem.

        `Eically, as    crooked young akem - I knohe river.

        A sudden t seemed to ed toms mind. `I must go, Bob, o attend to, o t notice for some oo take ory business.

        test pad test road took o te, and o pen it deliberately t    o t posure,    t door in bo and sure e. Sarted violently when she saw him.

        `tom,    you are e ter? Maggie spoke in a loremulous voice.

        `Im e to o t Pom, tral fold in ual h him, deepening as he spoke.

        Maggie stood om kne last, s going, and turned round.

        `Yes, you are; but I    to speak to you first. her?

        `Out on horseback.

        `And my mother?

        `In try.

        `I    go in, t her seeing me?

        togetom entering to Maggie, `e in here.

        She door behind her.

        `Noell me tant everyt ween you and Philip akem.

        `Does my fatill trembling.

        `No, said tom, indignantly. `But tempt to use deceit toher.

        `I dont , said Maggie, fluso rese at o .

        `tell me truthen.

        `Per.

        `Never mind . tell me exactly w hing.

        `I tell it for my fathen.

        `Yes, it bees you to profess affe for your fatro feelings.

        `You never do om, said Maggie, tauntingly.

        `Not if I kno, ansom, y. `But I o say to you, beyound tell me    he Red Deeps?

        `A year ago, said Maggie, quietly. toms severity gave ain fund of defiance, a ions. e    and ogeten.    me books.

        `Is t all? said tom, looking straig h his frown.

        Maggie paused a moment: termio make an end of to accuse , sily,

        `No, not quite all. On Saturday old me t    t before t of him as an old friend.

        `And you enced om, .

        `I told    I loved oo.

        tom    a fes, looking on ts. At last, he looked up, and said, coldly,

        `No to take: eito me    you e ell my fations    be made    you are a disobedient, deceitful daugability by destiings    o ruin om ended o t for at ting was.

        It ive to Maggie.

        `tom, s of pride into pleading, `dont ask me t. I o give up all intercourse    me see e to o give it up as long as it o my fatoo.    happy.

        `I dont her should e in.

        `If I give you my    rong a bond to me, as if I    require t to bind me.

        `Do om. `I t trust you, Maggie. ten you. Put your ;I renounce all private speecercourse ime fort; Else you ing myself and giving up everyts - if you are t madness aion on    w be easy and hold up his head once more?

        `O tom - s be paid soon? said Maggie, clasping ess.

        `If turn out as I expect, said tom. `But, rembling ion, ` my fatability of our family - you o destroy both.

        Maggie felt a deep movement of pun: for t, o tend against o be cruel and unreasonable, and in ified her.

        `tom, s    I was so lonely - and I was sorry for Py and red are wicked.

        `Nonsense! said tom. `Your duty old you.

        `I must speak to Philip once more.

        `You o him.

        `I give you my    to meet e to    your kno is t my he Bible if you like.

        `Say it then.

        Maggie laid    aed tom closed t us go.

        Not a icipation of o suffer, and dreading t    s it o attempt anyt submission. tom errible clutc dread: srable truter o , a    it as unfair from its inpleteness.    tus of ion diverted toter severity of t to do ty of a son and a brotom    given to inquire subtly into ives, any more to otters of an intangible kind; e sure t ives as ions hem.

        Maggies only    somet for t time ed P get toms permission to e to    beat    uent of suspense, s, P er s beyond t tered turning, and t botom and Popped suddenly s silen    Maggies face. ed lips, and terrified tension of tion ally beyond an immediate impression, sarong brotrampling on him.

        `Do you call ting t of a man and a gentleman, sir? tom said in a voice of urned on him again.

        ` do you mean? answered Pily.

        `Mean? Stand fart I sell you aking advantage of a young girls fooliso get o    meetings o trifle ability of a family t    o support.

        `I deny t! interrupted Puously. `I could rifle    affected your sisters o me to you - I o her.

        `Dont talk o me, sir! Do you mean to pretend t you didnt kno o o meet you er end you    to make professions of love to     to a marriage beto try and o tions of a    eig out from tus your crooked notion of ? I call it base treac taking advantage of circumstao oo good for you -    by fair means.

        `It is manly of you to talk in to me, said Pterly,    emotions. `Giants    to stupidity and i abuse. You are incapable even of uanding er. I feel so muc I could even desire to be at friendsh you.

        `I so uand your feelings, said tom, empt. ` I    I sake care of my sister, and t if you dare to make t attempt to e near o e to o keep test    ougo    some modesty into your mind, s protect you. Ill to public s.    laug turning lover to a fine girl?

        `tom, I    bear it - I en no longer, Maggie burst out in a vulsed voice.

        `Stay, Maggie! said Prong effort to speak. t tom, `You er    sand by    me. turally seemed to you t means to influence me. But you are mistake your sister speak. If so give me up, I so test word.

        `It om tens to tell my fat bear it - I     ercourse    my brothers knowledge.

        `It is enoug c I    trust me - remember t I ever seek for anyt good to o you.

        `Yes, said tom, exasperated by ttitude of Palk of seeking good for    belongs to her now: did you seek her good before?

        `I did - at some risk, per I    sions on.

        `Yes, my ell you ed by a man like your fat good enoug sort of justid c to be imposed upon by fine ions mean. e away, Maggie.

        as    out     an instant, hen hurried away.

        tom and Maggie ig form tion. At last Maggie,    snatc-up, long-gatation burst into utterance.

        `Dont suppose t I t, tom, or t I boo your o Pest your insulting unmanly allusions to y. You : it is because you    a mind large enougo see t tter t and your oty aims.

        `Certainly, said tom, coolly. `I do your duct is better, or your aims eit, and P, , . I kno and Ive succeeded: pray, w good    brougo you or any one else?

        `I dont    to defend myself-- said Maggie, still en, tinually. But yet, sometimes ter for if you    ever - if you    broug    punis to be    you o me - eve me g to bed    fiving me. You y - you ion and you o is a sin to be    is not fitting for a mortal - for a . You are not a P your oues - you t enougo    even a vision of feelings by tues are mere darkness!

        `ell, said tom, ter t me see you s ts likely to disgrace us all - ts first into oreme and to anot you talk of eito me or my fat way of sion.

        `Because you are a man, tom, and he world.

        `t to t .

        `So I    to o be rig even to    I    submit to it from you. You boast of your virtues as if t to be cruel and unmanly as youve been today. Dont suppose I y you insult o he more.

        `Very    is your vieom, more coldly to s a a us remember t in future and be silent.

        tom    back to St Oggs, to fulfil an appoi ions about a journey on    out t m.

        Maggie    up to o pour out all t indignant remonstrance, against ter tears. t burst of unsatisfied anger ion of t quiet time before todays misery urbed ty of o t time t s quests, and ing stand on serene s above emptations and flict. And    strife    so s, t rest    so near, as sruggle for    t sirely    tom irely rig noantly obstructed by rese    itself to .    bled for P on recalling ts t    ion of    it    like a so    t, and tighten her fingers on her palm.

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