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She
touched
a
spring
,
and
the
front
hinged
back
.
There
was
a
portrait
within
of
a
man
strikingly
handsome
and
intelligent-looking
,
but
bearing
unmistakable
signs
upon
his
features
of
his
African
descent
.
"
That
is
John
Hebron
,
of
Atlanta
,
"
said
the
lady
,
"
and
a
nobler
man
never
walked
the
earth
.
I
cut
myself
off
from
my
race
in
order
to
wed
him
,
but
never
once
while
he
lived
did
I
for
an
instant
regret
it
.
It
was
our
misfortune
that
our
only
child
took
after
his
people
rather
than
mine
.
It
is
often
so
in
such
matches
,
and
little
Lucy
is
darker
far
than
ever
her
father
was
.
But
dark
or
fair
,
she
is
my
own
dear
little
girlie
,
and
her
mother
's
pet
.
"
The
little
creature
ran
across
at
the
words
and
nestled
up
against
the
lady
's
dress
.
"
When
I
left
her
in
America
,
"
she
continued
,
"
it
was
only
because
her
health
was
weak
,
and
the
change
might
have
done
her
harm
.
She
was
given
to
the
care
of
a
faithful
Scotch
woman
who
had
once
been
our
servant
.
Never
for
an
instant
did
I
dream
of
disowning
her
as
my
child
.
But
when
chance
threw
you
in
my
way
,
Jack
,
and
I
learned
to
love
you
,
I
feared
to
tell
you
about
my
child
.
God
forgive
me
,
I
feared
that
I
should
lose
you
,
and
I
had
not
the
courage
to
tell
you
.
I
had
to
choose
between
you
,
and
in
my
weakness
I
turned
away
from
my
own
little
girl
.
For
three
years
I
have
kept
her
existence
a
secret
from
you
,
but
I
heard
from
the
nurse
,
and
I
knew
that
all
was
well
with
her
.
At
last
,
however
,
there
came
an
overwhelming
desire
to
see
the
child
once
more
.
I
struggled
against
it
,
but
in
vain
.
Though
I
knew
the
danger
,
I
determined
to
have
the
child
over
,
if
it
were
but
for
a
few
weeks
.
I
sent
a
hundred
pounds
to
the
nurse
,
and
I
gave
her
instructions
about
this
cottage
,
so
that
she
might
come
as
a
neighbour
,
without
my
appearing
to
be
in
any
way
connected
with
her
.
I
pushed
my
precautions
so
far
as
to
order
her
to
keep
the
child
in
the
house
during
the
daytime
,
and
to
cover
up
her
little
face
and
hands
so
that
even
those
who
might
see
her
at
the
window
should
not
gossip
about
there
being
a
black
child
in
the
neighbourhood
.
If
I
had
been
less
cautious
I
might
have
been
more
wise
,
but
I
was
half
crazy
with
fear
that
you
should
learn
the
truth
.
It
was
you
who
told
me
first
that
the
cottage
was
occupied
.
I
should
have
waited
for
the
morning
,
but
I
could
not
sleep
for
excitement
,
and
so
at
last
I
slipped
out
,
knowing
how
difficult
it
is
to
awake
you
.
But
you
saw
me
go
,
and
that
was
the
beginning
of
my
troubles
.
Next
day
you
had
my
secret
at
your
mercy
,
but
you
nobly
refrained
from
pursuing
your
advantage
.
Three
days
later
,
however
,
the
nurse
and
child
only
just
escaped
from
the
back
door
as
you
rushed
in
at
the
front
one
.
And
now
to-night
you
at
last
know
all
,
and
I
ask
you
what
is
to
become
of
us
,
my
child
and
me
?
"
She
clasped
her
hands
and
waited
for
an
answer
.
It
was
a
long
ten
minutes
before
Grant
Munro
broke
the
silence
,
and
when
his
answer
came
it
was
one
of
which
I
love
to
think
.
He
lifted
the
little
child
,
kissed
her
,
and
then
,
still
carrying
her
,
he
held
his
other
hand
out
to
his
wife
and
turned
towards
the
door
.
"
We
can
talk
it
over
more
comfortably
at
home
,
"
said
he
"
I
am
not
a
very
good
man
,
Effie
,
but
I
think
that
I
am
a
better
one
than
you
have
given
me
credit
for
being
.
"
Holmes
and
I
followed
them
down
the
lane
,
and
my
friend
plucked
at
my
sleeve
as
we
came
out
.
"
I
think
,
"
said
he
,
"
that
we
shall
be
of
more
use
in
London
than
in
Norbury
.
"
Not
another
word
did
he
say
of
the
case
until
late
that
night
,
when
he
was
turning
away
,
with
his
lighted
candle
,
for
his
bedroom
.
