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The Touchstone of Fortune

CHAPTER VIII
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This is especially true if a shrewd listener reads between his words.
"Nelly Gwynn tells me that you love George Hamilton," said the king, "and in my eyes, that is his greatest crime." Already his Majesty had told a great deal.
"I am surprised at Mistress Gwynn's imagination and her lack of truthfulness," returned Frances.

"I told her I hated him, and she herself heard me deny that I knew him when he offered to speak to me two months ago or more at the Old Swan.

Mistress Gwynn kissed him.

I refused to recognize him.

I should say that the evidences of affection were against her rather than me." "She says, also," continued the king, "that you believe Master Hamilton killed Roger Wentworth; that you recognized him the night of the tragedy." "I said nothing of the sort," answered Frances, emphatically.


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