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142 have put an image of yourself there—given it them—and you have no right to take it

He took a cigarette from a box near him.

she added.

He laughed and lit it.

he said.

She nodded.

he said,

She made a little movement in her chair, as if wincing, and he saw it.

he said.

said he,

He paused, and saw that Sybil was looking, not at him, but into the fire, and that unshed tears stood in her eyes, fighting with some emotion that would not let them fall.

she said in a whisper; and it looked as if the tears would have their way. Then they were checked again as she continued: But you are grossly unfair to me—both you and Judy. You saddle me with this responsibility. You say it is my fault that you