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     not suspect me of meaning any harm or 
     
     wrong to Kilmeny Gordon? ” 
     
    

    
     “ No, I don’t, Master. I might think 
     
     it of some men, but never of you. I don’t 
     
     for a minute think that you would do her 
     
     or any woman any wilful wrong. But 
     
     you may do her great harm for all that. 
     
     I want you to stop and think about it. I 
     
     guess you haven’t thought. Kilmeny 
     
     can’t know anything about the world or 
     
     about men, and she may get to thinking 
     
     too much of you. That might break her 
     
     heart, because you couldn’t ever marry a 
     
     dumb girl like her. So I don’t think you 
     
     ought to be meeting her so often in this 
     
     fashion. It isn’t right, Master. Don’t go 
     
     to the orchard again.” 
     
    

    
     Without a word Eric turned away, and 
     
     went upstairs to his room. Mrs. William- 
     
     son picked up her knitting with a sigh. 
     
    

    
     “ That’s done, Timothy, and I’m real 
     
     thankful,” she said. “ I guess there ’11 be 
     
     no need of saying anything more. Mr. 
     
     Marshall is a fine young man, only a little 
     
    
   
   
    
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