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byasinglesheet.Shegaveaprofoundsigh
that was half a snore; she was asleep already.
Maggiewentalongthepassage.Thenshesawthattherewerelightsin
thehallbeneath.Shestoppedandlookeddownoverthebanister.The
hallwaslitup.ShecouldseethegreatItalianchairwiththegiltclaws
thatstoodinthehall.Hermotherhadthrownhereveningcloakoverit
sothatitfellinsoftgoldenfoldsoverthecrimsoncover.Shecouldseea
traywithwhiskyandasoda-watersyphononthehalltable.Thenshe
heardthevoicesofherfatherandmotherastheycameupthekitchen
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stairs.Theyhadbeendowninthebasement;therehadbeenaburglary
upthestreet;hermotherhadpromisedtohaveanewlockputonthekit-
chen door but had forgotten. She could hear her father say:
… they'd melt it down; we should never get it back again.
Maggie went on a few steps upstairs.
I'msosorryDigbyEugéniesaidastheycameintothehall.Iwilltie
aknotinmyhandkerchief;Iwillgodirectlyafterbreakfasttomorrow
morning….Yesshesaid [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],gatheringhercloakinherarms [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],Iwillgo
myselfandIwillsay'I'vehadenoughofyourexcusesMrToye.NoMr
Toyeyou have deceived me once too often. And after all these years [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!'
Thentherewasapause.Maggiecouldhearsoda-watersquirtedintoa
tumbler; the chink of a glass; and then the lights went out.
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Part 4
1908
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