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Miss Bretherton

CHAPTER V
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The Church force is the one that has given you all your buildings and your beauty, while, as for you liberals, who will know such a lot of things that you're none the happier for knowing--well, I suppose you keep the place habitable for the plain man who doesn't want to be bullied.

But it's a very good thing the other side are strong enough to keep you in order.' The conversation flowed on vigorously--Forbes guiding it, now here, now there, while Kendal presently turned away to talk in an undertone to Mrs.
Stuart, who sat next him, at the farther corner of the table from Miss Bretherton.
'Edward has told you of my escapade,' said Mrs.Stuart.

'Yes, I have put my foot in it dreadfully.

I don't know how it will turn out, I am sure.
She's so set upon it, and Edward is so worried.

I don't know how I came to tell her.


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