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144 "No, no, no! I will not give up my wife."

"There is her dowry, you know, and—"

"I am not thinking of money."

"Is it revenge, then?"

"Yes; it—is—revenge! I want to ruin Burley."

"You are sure you mean it? Quite sure, Squire?"

"I never was more in earnest about anything."

"Are you afraid of spending money for this object?"

"No. I'll spend it freely."

"Hundreds?—thousands?"

"Tens of thousands, if necessary."

"Then I understand you. Leave me for an hour to think it over, when you come back, and I will tell you what to do."

When Aske returned Rhodes had entered fully into his client's quarrel. Indeed, he had wrought himself so completely to Anthony's mood, that Burley had become almost personally offensive to him. The squire felt the accord at once, and the two men sat down together.

"You have been badly treated, Aske,