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'Silence! he exclaimed. She was silent for the space of two minutes, and then persisted in going on to mutter, 'And why was it that Miss Aldclyffe allowed her favourite young lady, Cythie, to be overthrown and supplanted without an expostulation or any show of sympathy? Do you know I often think you exercise a secret power over Miss Aldclyffe. And she always shuns me as if I shared the power.
But remember that you are mistress in this room, and that I have no business here, and that you may send me away if you choose. Shall I go? 'O no; you shan't indeed if you don't want to, said Cythie generously. The instant they were in bed Miss Aldclyffe freed herself from the last remnant of restraint. She flung her arms round the young girl, and pressed her gently to her heart.
But there is not only my mind available you are a shrewd woman, Cythie, and Edward is an earnest ally. Then, if we really get a sure footing for a criminal prosecution, the Crown will take up the case. 'I don't much care to press on in the matter, she murmured. 'What good can it do us, Owen, after all?
'But for that stratagem of Manston's in relation to the Springroves, Owen thought, 'Cythie might now have been the happy wife of Edward. True, that he influenced Miss Aldclyffe only rests on Edward's suspicions, but the grounds are good the probability is strong. He went indoors and questioned Cytherea. 'On the night of the fire, who first said that Mrs. Manston was burnt? he asked.
His pride could not endure the pity which Edward's visit and errand tacitly implied. Yet, in the other affair, his heart went with Edward; he was on the same beat for paying off old debts himself. 'Cythie, Mr. Springrove is here, he said, at the foot of the staircase. His sister descended the creaking old steps with a faltering tread, and stood in the firelight from the hearth.
Now, Cythie, come with me; we'll let this volcano burst and spend itself, and after that we'll see what had better be done. She took Cytherea into her workroom, opened a drawer, and drew forth a roll of linen. 'This is some embroidery I began one day, and now I should like it finished. She then preceded the maiden upstairs to Cytherea's own room.
She got a light in an instant, opened the door, and raising her eyes and the candle, saw Miss Aldclyffe standing outside in her dressing-gown. 'Now you see that it is really myself; put out the light, said the visitor. 'I want to stay here with you, Cythie. I came to ask you to come down into my bed, but it is snugger here.
'Yes; but those who want them, and can afford to have them, get them mostly by friends' recommendations; whilst those who want them, and can't afford to have them, make use of their poor relations. 'What shall I do? 'Never mind it. Go on living with me. Don't let the difficulty trouble your mind so; you think about it all day. I can keep you, Cythie, in a plain way of living.
Ah, by-the-bye, Cythie, I have such an extraordinary thing to tell you in connection with this man! by Jove, I had nearly forgotten it! But I'll go straight on.
Think how you might benefit your sick brother if you were Mrs. Manston. You will please me very much by giving him some encouragement. You understand me, Cythie dear? Cytherea was silent. 'And, said Miss Aldclyffe, still more emphatically, 'on your promising that you will accept him some time this year, I will take especial care of your brother. You are listening, Cytherea?
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