But suddenly she mastered herself, and looked up into his anxious face, and smiled to reassure him.'I could not help it, papa!' 'No.I know.Go on with what you were saying.You ought to be in bed; but if you have a secret on your mind you won't sleep.' 'Osborne was married,' said she, fixing her eyes on her father.'That is the secret.' 'Married! Nonsense.What makes you think so?' 'He told me.That's to say, I was in the library - was reading there, some time ago; and Roger came and spoke to Osborne about his wife.Roger did not see me, but Osborne did.They made me promise secrecy.I don't think I did wrong.' 'Don't worry yourself about right or wrong just now; tell me more about it, at once.' 'I knew no more till six months ago - last November, when you went up to Lady Cumnor.Then he called, and gave me his wife's address, but still under promise of secrecy; and, excepting those two times, I have never heard any one mention the subject.I think he would have told me more that last time, only Miss Phoebe came in.' 'Where is this wife of his?' 'Down in the south; near Winchester, I think.He said she was a Frenchwoman and a Roman Catholic; and I think he said she was a servant,' added Molly.'Phew!' Her father made a long whistle of dismay.'And,' continued Molly, 'he spoke of a child.Now you know as much as Ido, papa, except the address.I have it written down safe at home.' Forgetting, apparently, what time of night it was, Mr Gibson sate down, stretched out his legs before him, put his hands in his pockets, and began to think.Molly sate still without speaking, too tired to do more than wait.'Well!' said he at last, jumping up, 'nothing can be done to-night; by to-morrow morning, perhaps, I may find out.Poor little pale face!' - taking it between both his hands and kissing it; 'poor, sweet, little pale face!'
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