"Yes, you loved her; and I love you for it, and will always be your
friend. But Teddy?" asked she at last; for Mrs. Ginniss, through the
whole story, had carefully avoided all mention of her son, except in
the most casual and general fashion. Now, however, she boldly
answered,--
"An' its mesilf loved the purty crather well; but my love kim no
nearer the love the b'y had for her than the light of a taller
candle does to the sun in hiven. He loved her that sthrong, that it
med him do a mane thing in kapin' her whin he knowed who she wor;
but sure it's betther ter sin fer love than ter sin fer sin's sake."
Mrs. Legrange smiled sadly. To her it had seemed, from the first,
small matter of surprise, however great of regret, that Teddy should
have found 'Toinette's attractions irresistible; or that, having
once appropriated her as his little sister, he should have found it
almost impossible to relinquish her.
She had not, therefore, shared at all in the indignation of her
cousin and husband toward the boy, and had even solicited the former
to retain him in his employ. But Mr. Burroughs, kind, generous, and
forbearing as he was, cherished implacable ideas of integrity and
honor, and never forgave an offence against either, whether in
friend or servant; so that his cousin had finally withdrawn her
request, asking, instead, that he should conduct her to Mrs.
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