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Peter’s Mother

CHAPTER XXI
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He paused in his walk outside.
Peter's voice uttered something, and the two dark figures passed slowly on.
"They won't interrupt us," said Sarah, serenely.

"I told Peter at dinner that I wanted to talk to you, and that he was to go and smoke with Mr.John, and behave as if nothing had happened.

He said he hadn't spoken to him since this morning.

He is all agog to know what Lady Tintern came for.

But he won't dare to come and interrupt." "What have you done to my boy," said Lady Mary, half laughing and half indignant, "that your lightest word is to be his law?
And oh, Sarah"-- her tone grew wistful--"it is strange--even though he loves you, that you should understand him better than I, who would lay down my life for him." "It's very easy to see why," said Sarah, calmly.


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