. A lass of Dorchester . his business,young Mistress Impertinence ? asked Master Petti-bone, turning suddenly upon her. I say so, and I know you are not, replied Bettysteadily. Her spirit was rising, her indignation was alreadyaroused. Master Pettibone was stepping toward dan-gerous ground. : I mean you are not interested in the sense of afriend, continued Betty bravely. She had risen now and stood before Master Petti-bone. How tall and straight she looked! as lithe andsupple, too, as a young ash. The breeze stealing inthrough the window blew the soft locks of hair abouther temples. Her head w
. A lass of Dorchester . his business,young Mistress Impertinence ? asked Master Petti-bone, turning suddenly upon her. I say so, and I know you are not, replied Bettysteadily. Her spirit was rising, her indignation was alreadyaroused. Master Pettibone was stepping toward dan-gerous ground. : I mean you are not interested in the sense of afriend, continued Betty bravely. She had risen now and stood before Master Petti-bone. How tall and straight she looked! as lithe andsupple, too, as a young ash. The breeze stealing inthrough the window blew the soft locks of hair abouther temples. Her head was erect, her cheeks flushed,her eyes shining. Her father spoke to her, but she did not heed. Shewas conscious now only of the man before her and ofthe cruel persistency with which he had sought to ruinher father. You are not a friend, and you know it, continuedBetty. You dislike my father, and you have soughtin every way you could to harm him. Elizabeth! spoke Mr. Blew. Betty heard the voice, but it had no power to stop. YOU ARE NOT A FRIEND, AND YOU KNOW IT. - Page 252. THE ENEMY AT BAY 253 her now. Obedience, caution, judgment were thrownto the winds. Conscious only of the right, the justiceof her position, Betty, with youths utter disregard ofconsequences, faced her fathers enemy. Her heartwas burning with indignation against the man whohad sought in so underhanded a way to injure herfather, and who had come now, she was confident, toworm information out of him for some mean should discover that his wickedness was knownto her, at least. You have come pretending to be a friend to myfather, continued Betty, and you have assumed thisguise seeking to get information from him, for whatpurpose I do not know. But this I do know: you havealready been at work among the Indians to injure have taken such steps as no one calling himselfhonorable would care to take. Master Pettibone sprang to his feet. What are you saying, young spitfire ? Whencecomes such audacity? I
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