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“Her name is Sophie Preston,” the officer continued, motioning to the woman to throw up her veil. “She is a hard character, and some day will have to answer for her many crimes.”
Meanwhile, I stood rooted to the ground; the name, the face were strange, and neither that of her whom I had inwardly accused of this wrong.
“I should like to ask the woman —” I commenced, but here my eyes fell upon her form. It was tall and it was full, but it was not by any means handsome. A fearful possibility crossed my mind. Approaching the woman closely, I modified my question.
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“Tell me on which side of the hall was the parlor into which you went.”
“The right,” she answered, without the least show of hesitation.
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She looked frightened.
“O, sir,” she whispered, “hush! hush! If you know —” And there she stopped; alinks:
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