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she ? ”  cried  one.     “ W h at’s  the  matter,
                                      Fullerton ?  f>
                                         While  Mr.  Bolander s  voice  called

                                      angrily  out,     Do  leave  that  poor  child

                                      alone.     What  has  she  done?”
                                         “ She  has  been  meddling  with  my
                                      papers.     The  first  page  of  my  thesis

                                      is n't  here.    And  she  won’t  deign  to

                                      answer  a  civil  question.”
                                         11   I  suppose,  as  usual, you  have  fright­
                                      ened  her  out  of  her  w?its.  The  child  is

                                      very  timid*     Let  me have  her;  she  will

                                      tell  me,"  said  Bolander
                                          But  Fullerton  only  laughed  sarcastic
                                      cally,  “ She  looks  timid,  does n’t  she ? ”

                                         Every  eye  turned  upon  Wilifred,  who
                                      was  standing  with  clenched  fists  and

                                      flaming  cheeks, glaring  at  Fullerton.
                                          (i  Upon  my  word,  she  looks  like  a

                                      young  tiger,”  one  young  man  said  to
                                      another.      “  I  did n’t  think  the  slavey

                                       had  so  much  spirit”
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