"You have shown," declared the Judge, "that that is no idle phrase—I can see that it comes from your heart. But why, if I may ask, did you refuse to strike that woman? Would you stand there and allow her to kill you?"
"No gentleman——" began Hall, and then he stopped and met Allifair's unbelieving gaze. "She was a Randolph," he said, and bowed. "Oh, Hall!" reproached Allifair, suddenly clutching at his hand, and then her eyes softened and she smiled.
"The Randolphs love honor, too," she said. "They will learn to forgive us—now."
END
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