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The Magic City

CHAPTER I
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Tell sister, what is it ?' '_You_ tell _me_,' said Philip slowly.
'Tell you what, Pip ?' 'You think you ought to bear it alone, like in books, and be noble and all that.

But you _must_ tell me; you promised you'd never have any secrets from me, Helen, you know you did.' Helen put her arm round him and said nothing.

And from her silence Pip drew the most desperate and harrowing conclusions.

The silence lasted.
The rain gurgled in the water-pipe and dripped on the ivy.

The canary in the green cage that hung in the window put its head on one side and tweaked a seed husk out into Philip's face, then twittered defiantly.
But his sister said nothing.
'Don't,' said Philip suddenly, 'don't break it to me; tell me straight out.' 'Tell you what ?' she said again.
'What is it ?' he said.


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