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CHAPTER XI
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He had forgotten how many Marys there are in the world.
Lady Howel returned, leading her favorite by the hand, and gayly introduced her the moment they entered the room.
"Mrs.Evelin; Lord--" She looked at her husband.

The utterance of his name was instantly suspended on her lips.

Mrs.Evelin's hand, turning cold at the same moment in her hand, warned her to look round.

The face of the woman more than reflected the inconcealable agitation in the face of the man.
The wife's first words, when she recovered herself, were addressed to them both.
"Which of you can I trust," she asked, "to tell me the truth ?" "You can trust both of us," her husband answered.
The firmness of his tone irritated her.

"I will judge of that for myself," she said.


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