27/32 I trust no woman with my affairs. I keep my own councils." "Then do your own business," snappishly. This boy is of no consequence to you, and you cannot afford to sacrifice a man who can serve you more than you seem to know, for him." "Well," said the lady, "there is no use in acting under a mask any longer. I would not betray the confidence of a child to serve any man I ever saw. You have been kind to me, but you have not trusted me. |