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'I have no doubt you sincerely think so. I repeat that nothing
can be gained by such a discussion as this.'
'One thing I must tell you. There was no truth in your suspicion
that Mr Milvain wrote that review in The Current. He assured me
himself that he was not the writer, that he had nothing to do
with it.'
Yule looked askance at her, and his face displayed solicitude,
which soon passed, however, into a smile of sarcasm.
'The gentleman's word no doubt has weight with you.'
'Father, what do you mean?' broke from Marian, whose eyes of a
sudden flashed stormily. 'Would Mr Milvain tell me a lie?'
'I shouldn't like to say that it is impossible,' replied her
father in the same tone as before.
'But--what right have you to insult him so grossly?'
'I have every right, my dear child, to express an opinion about
him or any other man, provided I do it honestly. I beg you not to
strike attitudes and address me in the language of the stage. You
insist on my speaking plainly, and I have spoken plainly. I
warned you that we were not likely to agree on this topic.
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