Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 202: what you’re looking at

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196 Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. put you in possession of their contents. You doubtless remember my grandmother’s state- ment as to my father’s birth ?” “< Yes,” he answered, somewhat shame- facedly. ‘‘I remember it well. It was a great sacrifice.” “Great !” I cried; ‘it was noble; far greater and far nobler than you have any idea of. 99 ‘‘What do you mean ?” exclaimed my uncle, hoarsely. *‘For your sake she cast away good name and reputation, and with her own lips an- nounced a fact that branded her with shame.” “*She did, she did,” sighed my uncle. ‘It . was ill-deserved and ill-requited.” ““It was ill-deserved—by her,” I hastened to add, as I saw a look of penitent appeal in his eyes. ‘‘I have no right or wish to be your judge.” “* By—her ?” he queried, in a slow, puzzled voice. ‘It was not true.” “Not true—what was not true?” “I should say rather it was but part of the truth. Your sister and my father were comichbooks.com