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? ? ? ? "Ye- yes."

? ? ? ? "What was it?"

? ? ? ? "I shan't tell you."

? ? ? ? "Shall I tell you?"

? ? ? ? "Ye- yes- but some other time."

? ? ? ? "No, now."

? ? ? ? "No, not now- to-morrow."

? ? ? ? "O, no, now. Please Becky- I'll whisper it, I'll whisper it ever so easy."

? ? ? ? Becky hesitating, Tom took silence for consent, and passed his arm about her waist and whispered the tale ever so softly, with his mouth close to her ear. And then he added:

? ? ? ? "Now you whisper it to me- just the same."

? ? ? ? She resisted, for a while, and then said:

? ? ? ? "You turn your face away so you can't see, and then I will. But you mustn't ever tell anybody- will you, Tom? Now you won't, will you?"

? ? ? ? "No, indeed indeed I won't. Now Becky."

? ? ? ? He turned his face away.


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