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He shrugged his shoulders. "All right. I told you I was going to play

fair. I haven't many good points, but that is one of them. I don't give my

word and then break it."

"Still, I'll go."

He laughed angrily. "That's your privilege."

She turned on him passionately. "You've got no right to resent it, though

I don't care a jackstraw whether you do or not. I'm not going into this

because I want to, but to save this man from the den of wolves into which

he has fallen. If you knew how I despise and hate you, how my whole soul

loathes you, maybe you wouldn't be so eager to go on with it! You'll get

nothing out of this but the pleasure of torturing a girl who can't defend

herself."

"We'll see about that," he answered doggedly.