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    elings!IhavetakencarenottobreatheawordofthistoReginald,whosegoutismakinghimmoreirritableeveryday,ortoanyoneelse.Sonoonesuspectsthetruth. "ButIshallnevergetoverit.IcouldnotbeartothinkofpoorAlgyTurner,andnowIhaveonmyheadaswellthebloodofJamesParsons.Theyweredearboys,bothofthem.IthinkIamtheonlyonewhoisreallysorryforhim.IfithadbeenmysonwhowaskilledIshouldeitherhavegoneravingmadorhadhystericsforaweekbutMrs.Parsonsmerelysaid:'TheLordhasgiven,andtheLordhastakenaway.BlessedbethenameoftheLord.'Icannothelpthinkingitwasratherprofane,andmostunfeeling.Iwasdreadfullyupset,andMaryhadtositupwithmeforseveralnights.Idon'tbelieveMaryreallylovedhim.Ihatetosayanythingagainstmyowndaughter,butIfeelboundtotellthetruth,andmyprivateopinionisthatshelovedherselfbetter.ShelovedherconstancyandthegoodopinionofLittlePrimptonthefusstheParsonshavemadeofherI'msureisverybadforanyone.Itcan'tbegoodforagirltobegivenwaytosomuchandIneverreallylikedtheParsons.They'reverygoodpeople,ofcoursebutonlyinfantry! "IamhappytosaythatpoorJamie'sdeathwasalmostinstantaneous.Whentheyfoundhimhesaid:'ItwasanaccidentIdidn'tknowthegunwasloaded.'(Mostimprobable,Ithink.It'swonderfulhowthey'veallbeentakeninbutthentheydidn'tknowhissecret!)Afewminuteslater,justbeforehedied,hesaid:'TellMaryshe'stomarrythecurate.' "Ifmybetrothedhaddied,nothingwouldhaveinducedmetomarryanybodyelse.Iwouldhaveremainedanoldmaid.Butsofewpeoplehaveanyreallynicefeeling!Mr.Dryland,thecurate,hadalreadyproposedtoMary,andshehadrefusedhim.Hei
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