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"No, I won't," Mrs. Clifford retorted defiantly, assured in her own mind she was acting right. "Elma's really in love with him; and I won't let Elma's life be wrecked as some lives have been wrecked, and as some mothers would wreck it." Mr.
Have you got them all right? I must owe you the balance, but I'll pay you soon soon." Elma's voice sounded weaker and weaker. Kitty clasped the money; her small fingers closed over it, her eyes grew bright, a flaming color rose into each of her cheeks, and it was as if new life was put into her. "How bad you look!" she cried; "but oh, how happy I am to have this money!
I can easily get a bit more of the stuff to match, and it will make it quite comme il fait," "But who are you?" said Kitty, who had never laid eyes on Carrie before. "I'm Elma's sister. Now you know." "Elma's sister?" said Kitty. "But what have you come to my room for? What do you want here?" "To speak to you. I want to help you if you'll let me." "To help me?" said Kitty languidly.
"It is sweet of her, but I mustn't, I can't, I really couldn't!" was Elma's comment as she flushed with surprise and embarrassment. It was quite certain that she could not accept the gift, but there was no harm in just looking to see what the box contained!
The weary time passed slowly, but each day added a little gem to Elma's heavenly life, and when, at length, she received her husband's last letter before his return, her thanks gushed forth in gladness, as they had so often before done, in holy confidence. Part of his letter ran thus:
Wake up, England!" and she flourished her whip dramatically as the mare trotted through the south gateway of the park. Outside the gate lay a smooth wide road stretching uphill, and in response to a movement of Elma's outstretched hand, Cornelia turned the mare in this direction, flashing a radiant smile into the pink-and-white face. "Well?" "Well what?" "How do you feel?" "Excited!
But as to Elma's paying it back! as to Elma getting rid of those riches Carrie thought she saw her way of preventing that. In order to do so, however, it was all-important that Elma should not see poor Kitty's passionate little appeal to her; for although Elma was anything but an amiable girl, Carrie was certain that mere fright would make her return the money.
Of what value were Elma's vague intuitions now, by the side of Guy's own positive confession? With his very own hand Guy admitted that he had done it. Cyril went to bed that night, the unhappiest, loneliest man in London. What Guy was, he was. He felt himself almost like the actual murderer. The voyage to the Cape was long and tedious.
"Well, it was an awkward situation for Elma, of course, I admit," he was chirping out cheerfully, with his back turned by pure force of habit to the empty grate, and his hands crossed behind him. "I don't deny it was an awkward situation. Still, there's no harm done, I hope and trust. Elma's happily not a fanciful or foolishly susceptible sort of girl.
It might chance that the eyes of mother or son would observe the likeness between the two girlish faces, a fact which could not but score in Elma's favour! When the dainty white robe was fastened, and each ribbon and lace patted into its place by skilful fingers, then, and not till then, Elma was allowed to regard herself in the glass.
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