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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II. 'CAN WE HOLD OUR TONGUES?' The two arch-conspirators in this pretty little plot held many a consultation upon ways and means, whilst they left their victim to brood over and digest all they had said to her. For some reason of her own, Mrs. General Chasemore declined to meet Selina at her father's house, but the young lady was her own mistress, and had every opportunity of holding appointments with her friends elsewhere. 'Of course, I need not tell you that we must take every precaution to preserve an inviolable secrecy in this matter,' said Mrs. Chasemore one day, as they paced together beneath the shade of the trees in Hyde Park, 'for our own sakes as well as Regina's--and the chief question is, "Can we hold our tongues"?' By which she meant, of course, 'Can you hold your tongue?' as she looked at Selina with her big watery blue eyes. 'Well, if we engage in it, I suppose we should naturally do that for our own sakes. I am not sure that, if discovered, it wouldn't be brought in something like felony. There was a case of the same sort the other day, you know!' 'Ah! yes! but there the husband prosecuted, and Vivian would never do that. He is as proud as she is! The only danger of discovery lies with ourselves.' 'I don't fear that at all,' said Selina. 'What / think of most, is the amount of good we shall gain by interfering in the affair. It is of very little moment to us, after all, who gets the money, and Regina herself was never any particular friend of mine.' 'Perhaps not! but you like the baronet still less, if I have understood you rightly. For my own part I am interesting myself in the matter purely to help poor Regina. I know what Vivian is, and I can't help pitying her. And she couldn't possibly manage it by herself.' 'No! but she is cl...
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