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The Moonstone

CHAPTER XXIII
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Can I ask you to meet us in town?
My dear Franklin, you, in your way, must imitate my patience, and wait, as I do, for a fitter time.

The valuable assistance which you rendered to the inquiry after the lost jewel is still an unpardoned offence, in the present dreadful state of Rachel's mind.

Moving blindfold in this matter, you have added to the burden of anxiety which she has had to bear, by innocently threatening her secret with discovery, through your exertions.

It is impossible for me to excuse the perversity that holds you responsible for consequences which neither you nor I could imagine or foresee.

She is not to be reasoned with--she can only be pitied.


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