You have taken away my humiliation and restored to me my pride of womanhood . He really loved me -- he was not false -- he was what I believed him to be . Nothing else matters to me at all now . Oh , I am very happy -- but it would never have been if I had not consented to give you Joyce . '' She rose and took their hands in hers , joining them . `` God bless you , dears , '' she said softly . `` I believe you will be happy and that your love for each other will always be true and faithful and tender . Willard , I give you my dear child in perfect trust and confidence . '' With her yellowed love letter clasped to her heart , and a raptured shining in her eyes , Miss Sally went out of the room . My Lady Jane The boat got into Broughton half an hour after the train had gone . We had been delayed by some small accident to the machinery ; hence that lost half-hour , which meant a night 's sojourn for me in Broughton . I am ashamed of the things I thought and said . When I think that fate might have taken me at my word and raised up a special train , or some such miracle , by which I might have got away from Broughton that night , I experience a cold chill . Out of gratitude I have never sworn over missing connections since . At the time , however , I felt thoroughly exasperated . I was in a hurry to get on . Important business engagements would be unhinged by the delay . I was a stranger in Broughton . It looked like a stupid , stuffy little town . I went to a hotel in an atrocious humor .
After I had fumed until I wanted a change , it occurred XXXXX me that I might as well hunt up Clark Oliver by way of passing the time .
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