[The Alaskan by James Oliver Curwood]@TWC D-Link bookThe Alaskan CHAPTER VIII 19/33
Maybe it is a touch of madness in me.
But it is that faith which gives me courage to go on with my experiment. That--and _you_!" Suddenly she faced him, her eyes flaming. "You--and your suspicions and your brutality," she went on, her voice trembling a little as she drew herself up straight and tense before him. "I wasn't going to tell you, Mr.Holt.But you have given me the opportunity, and it may do you good--after tomorrow.
I came to you because I foolishly misjudged you.
I thought you were different, like your mountains.
I made a great gamble, and set you up on a pedestal as clean and unafraid and believing all things good until you found them bad--and I lost.
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