'No matter,' I answered, 'to you; you have no longer any regard for me it appears; and I have no longer any for you.' 'Hal-lo! what the devil is this?' he muttered. 'I would leave you to-morrow,' continued I, 'and never again come under this roof, but for my child' - I paused a moment to steady, my voice. 'What in the devil's name is this, Helen?'
cried he. 'What can you be driving at?' 'You know perfectly well. Let us waste no time in useless explanation, but tell me, will you -?' He vehemently swore he knew nothing about
it, and insisted upon hearing what poisonous old woman had been blackening his name, and what infamous lies I had been fool enough to believe. Had any of the servants vexed her? 'Oh,
no, ma'am!' she answered; 'it's not for myself.' 'What then, Rachel? Have you been reading novels?' 'Bless you, no!' said she, with a sorrowful shake of the head; and then she sighed and
continued: 'But to tell you the truth, ma'am, I don't like master's ways of going on.' 'What do you mean, Rachel? He's going on very properly at present.' 'Well, ma'am, if you think
so, it's right.' And she went on dressing my hair, in a hurried way, quite unlike her usual calm, collected manner, murmuring, half to herself, she was sure it was beautiful hair: she 'could
like to see 'em match it.' When it was done, she fondly stroked it, and gently patted my head. 'Is that affectionate ebullition intended for my hair, or myself, nurse?' said I, laughingly turning
round upon her; but a tear was even now in her eye. I heard the drawing-room door open: a light quick step came out of the ante-room, crossed the hall, and ascended the stairs.
It was Milicent, poor Milicent, gone to see how I was - no one else cared for me; but she still was kind. I shed no tears before, but now they came, fast and free.
Thus she did me good, without approaching me. Disappointed in her search, I heard her come down, more slowly than she had ascended. Would she come in there, and find me out? No, she turned
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