. Under false colours . stly believed, trying to put a bold face upon thematter. As to Felicia, she seemed to grow cooler asCherry waxed hotter. She does not know what she is saying, John, shesaid in a quiet voice. Oh, how can you—how dare you be so base ?: burstout Cherry in an agony; and then suddenly stopped,choked by her tears. A sense of utter helplessness over-powered her; of what use were her feeble protestationsagainst Felicias calm and deliberate falsehoods ? Sheturned away, and hid her face in her hands. The rector called the children, and began to walkhomewards with them and Felicia
. Under false colours . stly believed, trying to put a bold face upon thematter. As to Felicia, she seemed to grow cooler asCherry waxed hotter. She does not know what she is saying, John, shesaid in a quiet voice. Oh, how can you—how dare you be so base ?: burstout Cherry in an agony; and then suddenly stopped,choked by her tears. A sense of utter helplessness over-powered her; of what use were her feeble protestationsagainst Felicias calm and deliberate falsehoods ? Sheturned away, and hid her face in her hands. The rector called the children, and began to walkhomewards with them and Felicia. His headache was TROUBLE AND CONFUSION. 211 worse than ever, and his rnind was full of trouble andconfusion. Was it not enough to contend with evil andfolly in the parish ? He surely had a right to expectpropriety and straightforwardness in one who had becomealmost a member of his family. And yet it was verypainful to him to see a woman crying, even when she wasseriously to blame; for he was not a hard man at (C CHAPTER XXII. THOU ART SO NEAR, AND YET SO FAR,
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