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    you t be supposed to kno.  o o make ?

    Oing my ogetly.) S, to trick you! S an actress!

    An actress? Your maid?

    Maud Lilly! Dont you  me ed and tricked me—think me her, and her me!

    smiled. then he said, slowly and very easily:

    But, my dear Mrs Rivers, rouble of doing t?

    I opened my mout. For, ill supposed t if I only told rut. But trutted to steal a ladys fortune; t I  a servant, ired, and so bruised from my nig  up a clever story. No t all. Nurse Bacon rubbed ie still ch a humouring expression on his face.

    Mrs Rivers? he said.

    I dont kno last.

    Ah.

    o Dr Graves, and to move off.

    ait! ait! I cried.

    Nurse Spiller came fors enouging tors time.

    I did not look at cie turn from me, and say, t girl, , I dont care if t me in a prison for it! Better a prison, han a madhouse! I said,

    Dr Cie, sir! Dr Graves! Listen to me!

    ts enoug you knoors are? Dont you t better to do t back!

    I epped after Dr Cie and was reac.

    Please, sir, I said. Listen to me. I  been perfectly straig Susan Smiter all.

    o surned a little to me.

    Mrs Rivers, he began.

    Susan trinder, sir. Sue trinder, of— I  to say, Lant Street; t of course I must not say it, for fear it so Mr Ibbss shop. I closed my eyes and

    s . Dr Cie drew himself from my hand.

    You must not touc, erner.

    I clutc again. Only , I beg you! Only let me tell you of terrible plot I o be part of,