`Am I? said Maggie, turning in a deeper flusurned ook some steps looking straiging o tomed to ty, t in abstaining from t more of abandoning all care for adornment, templation of ,   occurred to  s o like tc sig no room for any otrees and o a green  surrounded by an ampre of t as t about tened, Maggies face  its gloill w Philip again, she said in a serious, sad voice,

    `I  t is trial I o bear in everyt keep anyto love ; and tom is different - and my fat is like deat part  part  never take any notice of eac  I ed to speak to you for. I ed to let you kno tom and I cant do as  suc if I beten all about you, it is not out of envy or pride - or - or any bad feeling.

    Maggie spoke leness as s on, and o fill ears. tronger resemblance to y appeal more strongly to y.

    `I kno you mean,  , `I knoo keep us apart on bot it is not rig you be angry o call you Maggie in my ts - it is not rigo sacrifice everyto ot deal for my fat I  give up a friendstac of any sort, in obedience to any  recognise as right.

    `I dont knoen, ed, it o me t I  bound to give up anytill it o me t I could ty. But no good  - it ate of mind. Im quite sure t o him.

    `But  make o see eacimes? said Po say somet checked himself.

    `O, Im sure  like it. Dont ask me , said Maggie, in a distressed tone. `My fatrongly about some t at all happy.

    `No more am I, said Puously, `I am not happy.

    `ly. `At least - I oug to ask - but Im very, very sorry.

    Purned to ience to stand