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    -^*. «- Scene Iv.

    gain more appear time cheerful to . be You submissive than will be , and have rescued go been . with . Destroy " Mm Under . this Plead this , and was weariness don written _'t , seem and , in

    Madame Labasse ' s hand you , " Soyez tranquille , ma chere . " Unaccustomed to act a part , she found it difficult to appear so sad

    as she had been before the reception of the note . But she did her best , and the gaoler observed no change .

    Late in the afternoon , Mr . Grossman made his appearance . Don " Well 't , my think beauty , " should said he like , " are house you rather tired of better the ? " calaboose ? my

    you you She yawned listlessly , and , without looking up , answered , " I am very " 1 tired thoug of ht stay so ing " here rejoined . " her masterwith a chuckling laugh .

    " I reckoned I should , bring you to terms . , So you ' ve made up your mind not to be cruel to a poor fellow so desperately in love with

    you Sh , — e -ha made ven't you ? " werand he continued" You re readto y go

    , , home with me , —are you ? " " Yes , sir , " she replied faintly . have at those

    " Well , then , look up in my face , and let me a peep devilish He chucked handsome her eyes under . " the chinand raised her blushing face .

    She wanted to push him from her , , he was so hateful ; but she remembered the mysterious orange , and looked him in the eye

    with passive obedience . Overjoyed at his success , he paid the gaoler his fee , drew her arm within his , and hurried to the short car ride riage ! .

    she How shrank many from humiliations the touch were of crowded his soffc into swabb that hand ! How How she loathed the gloating looks of the old Sat , yr ! But y she remembered

    the Arrive orange d , at and his endured stlish it house all stoicall he escorted y . her to a large chamber

    y , elegantl " I told y furnished you I would . treat you like a princess , " he said , " and I

    will He keep would my have word seated . " himselfbut she prevented him- ; _raying ,

    " I have one favor to ask , and I shall , be very grateful to you if you will " What please is to it grant , my charmer it . " ? " he inquired . " I will consent to

    anything She reasonable answered , . " " I could not get a wink of sleep in that filthy pritill to

    p son lace " , Ah and ? ! It I wh am grieved y did extremel you me y to compel tired cast . such me Please to a pearl sen leave d among you me to swine that -morrow abominable . Well . " , I

    want to convince you that I am a kind master , so I suppose I must consent . But you must reward me with a kiss before I go the . "

    This was the hardest trial of all , but she recollected danger of exciting his suspicions and complied . He returned it with so

    much ardor that she pushed him away impetuously , but softening *

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1859, page 327, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011859/page/39/