Is n't it terrible the way some unworthy folks are loved , while others that deserve it far more , you 'd think , never get much affection ? As for Dick , he 'd had enough of quiet married life -- just like a man . He was for up and off . He went over to Nova Scotia to visit his relations -- his father had come from Nova Scotia -- and he wrote back to Leslie that his cousin , George Moore , was going on a voyage to Havana and he was going too . The name of the vessel was the Four Sisters and they were to be gone about nine weeks . `` It must have been a relief to Leslie . But she never said anything . From the day of her marriage she was just what she is now -- cold and proud , and keeping everyone but me at a distance . I wo n't BE kept at a distance , believe ME ! I 've just stuck to Leslie as close as I knew how in spite of everything . '' `` She told me you were the best friend she had , '' said Anne . `` Did she ? '' exclaimed Miss Cornelia delightedly . `` Well , I 'm real thankful to hear it . Sometimes I 've wondered if she really did want me around at all -- she never let me think so . You must have thawed her out more than you think , or she would n't have said that much itself to you . Oh , that poor , heart-broken girl ! I never see Dick Moore but I want to run a knife clean through him . '' Miss Cornelia wiped her eyes again and having relieved her feelings by her blood-thirsty wish , took up her tale . `` Well , Leslie was left over there alone .
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