Ipromise.Icanswearifitwillmakeyourmindmoreeasyinthe
matter.'
'Whatdoyouholdmostsacredintheworld?'Haroldhadanodd
thought; his question was its result.
'AlltoldIshouldthinkmyprofession!Perhapsitdoesn'tseemtoyou
muchtoswearby;butitisallmyworld [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!ButIhavebeenbroughtupin
honourandyoumaytrustmypromise—asmuchasanythingIcould
swear.'
'Allright!MyreasonforwantingtogetawaywasbecauseIknew
Lady de Lannoy!'
'What [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!'Thenafterapause:'Ishouldhavethoughtthatwasareason
forwantingtostay.Sheseemsnotonlyoneofthemostbeautifulbutthe
s[link widoczny dla zalogowanych]test woman I ever met.'
'She is all that! And a thousand times more!'
'Then why— Pardon me [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!'
'Icannottellyouall;butyoumusttakeitthatmyneedtogetawayis
imperative.' After pondering a while Mr. Hilton said suddenly:
'Imustaskyourpardonagain.Areyousurethereisnomistake.Lady
deLannoyisnotmarried;hasnotbeen.SheisCountessinherownright.
Itisquitearomance.Sheinheritedfromsomeoldbranchofmorethan
threehundredyearsago.'AgainHaroldsmiled;hequitesawwhatthe
other meant.
He answered gravely
'Iunderstand.Butitdoesnotaltermyopinion;mypurpose.Itisneed-
ful—absolutelyandimperativelyneedfulthatIgetawaywithoutherre-
cognising meor knowing who I am.'
'She does not know you now. She has not seen you yet.'
'ThatiswhyIhopedtogetawayintyilai:
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