It was another welcome little break in the tension. And for that it was welcome; welcome, that is, to all but him of the outraged dignity. And even he, though he puffed and huffed below stairs, deep down in his heart was glad that he had sacrificed his most precious possession in such a cause.
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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE.
TEMPTATION.
Elinor VanVorst swung around in her chair, and eyed her sister.
"Well, Kate?" she asked.
Kate raised violet eyes in protest.
"Please, Nell, don't insist," she begged. "I don't want to talk about it."
Her sister continued, firmly:
"It must be talked of…. You must divorce him, Kate."