It passed quickly , but the chill fear that it gave me remained . A few minutes later I left the room on some trifling errand , and as I returned through the dim hall I was met by Willis Starr . He laid his hand on my arm and bent his evil face -- for it was evil then , Amy -- close to mine . '' ` Tell me , ' he said in a low but rude tone , ` is there another Eliza Laurance who is an heiress ? ' '' ` Certainly there is , ' I said sharply . ` She is our cousin and the daughter of our Uncle George . Our Eliza is not an heiress . You surely did not suppose she was ! ' `` Willis stepped aside with a mocking smile . '' ' I did -- what wonder ? I had heard much about the great heiress , Eliza Laurance , and the great beauty , Eliza Laurance . I supposed they were one and the same . You have all been careful not to undeceive me . ' '' ` You forget yourself , Mr. Starr , when you speak so to me , ' I retorted coldly . ` You have deceived yourself . We have never dreamed of allowing anyone to think that Eliza was an heiress . She is sweet and lovely enough to be loved for her own sake . ' `` I went back to the parlour full of dismay . Willis Starr remained gloomy and taciturn all the rest of the evening , but nobody seemed to notice it but myself . `` The next day we were all so busy that I almost forgot the incident of the previous evening .
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