And she 's held me to that promise ever since , though I 've gone on my knees to her in my turn to beg her to let me off . '' `` Why did n't you tell me this ? '' asked Janet chokingly . `` If I 'd only KNOWN ! Why did n't you just tell me ? '' `` She made me promise I would n't tell a soul , '' said John hoarsely . `` She swore me to it on the Bible ; Janet , I 'd never have done it if I 'd dreamed it was to be for so long . Janet , you 'll never know what I 've suffered these nineteen years . I know I 've made you suffer , too , but you 'll marry me for all , wo n't you , Janet ? Oh , Janet , wo n't you ? I 've come as soon as I could to ask you . '' At this moment the stupefied Anne came to her senses and realized that she had no business to be there . She slipped away and did not see Janet until the next morning , when the latter told her the rest of the story . `` That cruel , relentless , deceitful old woman ! '' cried Anne . `` Hush -- she 's dead , '' said Janet solemnly . `` If she was n't -- but she IS . So we must n't speak evil of her . But I 'm happy at last , Anne . And I would n't have minded waiting so long a bit if I 'd only known why . ''
`` When are you XXXXX be married ? ''
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