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In The Palace Of The King

CHAPTER X
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But I will tell you this--I would give my word for you.

Does that sound little?
You should know, for you know at what price you would have saved my honour a while ago.

I believe in you so truly that I would stake my word, and my honour, and my Christian oath upon your faith, and promise for you before God or man that you will always love me as you do to-day." "You may pledge all three.

I will, and I will give you all I have that is not God's--and if that is not enough, I will give my soul for yours, if I may, to suffer in your stead." She spoke quietly enough, but there was a little quaver of true earnestness in her voice, that made each word a solemn promise.
"And besides that," she added, "you see how I trust you." She smiled again as she looked at him, and knew how safe she was, far safer now than when she had first come with him to the door.

Something told her that he had mastered himself--she would not have wished to think that she had ruled him?
it was enough if she had shown him the way, and had helped him.


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