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Chapter V - The Cloven Tree-2
It was a crushing alternative to Maggie. "Tom," she said, urged out of pride into pleading, "don't ask me that. I will promise you to give up all intercourse with Philip, if you will let me see him once, or even only write to him and explain everything,–to give it up as long as it would ever cause any pain to my father. I feel something for Philip too. He is not happy." "I don't wish to hear anything of your feelings; I have said exactly what I mean. Choose, and quickly, lest my mother should come in." "If I give you my word, that will be as strong a bond to me as if I laid my hand on the Bible. I don't require that to bind me." "Do what I require," said Tom. "I can't trust you, Maggie. There is no consistency in you. Put your hand on this Bible, and say, 'I renounce all private speech
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