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"Have I?"
She still was staring straight ahead, cold, making no silent call for a lover's arms or arts. Her silence was so long that at length even his thick hide was pierced.
"Molly!" he broke out. "Listen to me! Do you want the engagement broken? Do you want to be released?"
"What would they all think?"
"Not the question. Answer me!"
"No, I don't want it broken. I want it over with. Isn't that fair?"
"Is it?"
"Didn't you say you wanted me on any terms?"