He tried to push her away , but she clung closer , and her senseless laughter echoed through the room . He flung her from him with an effort and rushed out through the hall and down the road like a madman . Estella , watching him , felt that she was avenged . She was glad with a joy more pitiful than grief . Vivienne LeMar left the cottage the next day . Mrs. Bowes , suspecting some mystery , questioned Estella sharply , but could find out nothing . The girl kept her own counsel stubbornly . The interest and curiosity of the village centred around Spencer Morgan , and his case was well discussed . Gossip said that the actress had jilted him and that he was breaking his heart about it . Then came the rumour that he was going West . Estella heard it apathetically . Life seemed ended for her . There was nothing to look forward to . She could not even look back . All the past was embittered . She had never met Spencer since the night she went after him . She sometimes wondered what he must think of her for what she had done . Did he think her unwomanly and revengeful ? She did not care . It was rather a relief to hear that he was going away .
She would not be tortured by the fear XXXXX meeting him then .
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