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eMainsbeinglecturedbyAuntHarriet.Youhavemadehimtwicethe
man he was. Love from Alison."
Hereadthismissiveatleasteighttimes.Thenheputitcarefullyinto
hispocket-bookandlaidthepocket-bookunderhispillow.Lastnight
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thoughthatpocket-bookcontainedfiftypoundsinTreasurynotesithad
lain casually on his dressing-table.
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Chapter17
JAIKIE OPENS HIS COMMUNICATIONS
Jaikiesleptlikealogandawokenextmorninginhighspirits.Thesewere
mainlyattributabletoAlison'sletterwhichhere-readmanytimeswhile
hedressed.Shehadcalledhim"Jaikie"onpaper;shehadsenthimher
love:thewholeenterprisewasaventureofhisandAlison's—theothers
wereonlylayfigures.Atbreakfasthehadsomeslightuneasinessasto
whetherhehadnotbeenalittletooclever.Hadhenotgiventoomuch
reintohisingenuity?…HehadpreventedPrinceJohnjoiningtheothers
intheirmidnightflitting.Nodoubtitwasinageneralwaydesirableto
scatterinaflightbuthecouldnotconcealfromhimselfthatthePrince
mightnowbesafeintheEnglishmidlandswhereashewasstillinthe
veryheartofdanger.Wellhehadhadareasonforthatwhichhe
thoughtAlisonwouldappreciate….Andhehadgoneoutofhiswayto
inviteanassaultonCastleGay.Hehadhisreasonforthattoomany
reasonsbutthechiefasheconfessedtohimselfwasthedesirefor [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]
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