John Douglas stopped but he did not come back . Anne flew down the road , caught his arm and fairly dragged him back to Janet . `` You must come back , '' she said imploringly . `` It 's all a mistake , Mr. Douglas -- all my fault . I made Janet do it . She did n't want to -- but it 's all right now , is n't it , Janet ? '' Without a word Janet took his arm and walked away . Anne followed them meekly home and slipped in by the back door . `` Well , you are a nice person to back me up , '' said Janet sarcastically . `` I could n't help it , Janet , '' said Anne repentantly . `` I just felt as if I had stood by and seen murder done . I HAD to run after him . '' `` Oh , I 'm just as glad you did . When I saw John Douglas making off down that road I just felt as if every little bit of joy and happiness that was left in my life was going with him . It was an awful feeling . '' `` Did he ask you why you did it ? '' asked Anne . `` No , he never said a word about it , '' replied Janet dully . Chapter XXXIV John Douglas Speaks at Last Anne was not without a feeble hope that something might come of it after all . But nothing did .
John Douglas came and took XXXXX driving , and walked home from prayer-meeting with her , as he had been doing for twenty years , and as he seemed likely to do for twenty years more .
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