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The Guilty River

CHAPTER XII
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His servant often brings me messages.

Not one message to-day." "Have you seen Gloody to-day ?" "Oh, yes! There's one thing, if I may make so bold, I should like to know.

Mr.Gloody is as good to me as good can be; we see each other continually, living in the same place.

But you are different; and he tells me himself he has only seen you twice.

What have you done, Mr.
Gerard, to make him like you so well, in that short time ?" I told her that he had been found in my garden, looking at the flowers.
"As he had done no harm," I said, "I wouldn't allow the servant to turn him out; and I walked round the flower-beds with him.


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