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The Evil Genius

CHAPTER X
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The strangely altered girl tore her hand away and burst into a violent fit of crying.
Puzzled and frightened, Kitty (to the best of a child's ability) followed her example.

Mrs.Linley took her daughter on her knee, and gave Sydney's outbreak of agitation time to subside.

There were no feverish appearances in her face, there was no feverish heat in her skin when their hands had touched each other for a moment.

In all probability the mischief was nervous mischief, and the outburst of weeping was an hysterical effort at relief.
"I am afraid, my dear, you have had a bad night," Mrs.Linley said.
"Bad?
Worse than bad!" Sydney stopped; looked at her good mistress and friend in terror; and made a confused effort to explain away what she had just said.

As sensibly and kindly self-possessed as ever, Mrs.Linley told her that she only wanted rest and quiet.


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