a phyllis of the sierras-第20节

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love　and　him　by　NOT　marryin'　him。　　So　I　reckon　this　yer　interview

is　over。〃



〃I　am　afraid　we　are　both　old　fools；　Mr。　Sharpe；　butwe　will　talk

this　over　with　Lady　Mainwaring。　　Come〃　　There　was　evidently　a

slight　struggle　near　the　chair　over　some　inanimate　object。　　But　the

next　moment　the　Baronet's　voice　rose；　persuasively；　〃Really；　I　must

insist　upon　relieving　you　of　your　bag　and　umbrella。〃



〃Well；　if　you'll　let　me　telegraph　'yes'　to　Minty；　I　don't　care　if

yer　do。〃



When　the　room　was　quiet　again；　Lady　Canterbridge　and　James　Bradley

silently　slipped　from　the　curtain；　and；　without　a　word；　separated

at　the　door。





There　was　a　merry　Christmas　at　Oldenhurst　and　at　Nice。　　But　whether

Minty's　loving　sacrifice　was　accepted　or　not；　or　whether　she　ever

reigned　as　Lady　Mainwaring；　or　lived　an　untitled　widow；　I　cannot

say。　　But　as　Oldenhurst　still　exists　in　all　its　pride　and　power；　it

is　presumed　that　the　peril　that　threatened　its　fortunes　was

averted；　and　that　if　another　heroine　was　not　found　worthy　of　a

frame　in　its　picture…gallery；　at　least　it　had　been　sustained　as　of

old　by　devotion　and　renunciation。











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