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He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
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not do. Let the heavens fall, and the falling of the heavens in
this case was a separation between him and his wife, but he would
not consent to such injustice as that!

But what was he to do at this moment especially with reference to
that note which he had destroyed. At last he resolved to write to
his wife, and he consequently did write and send to her the following
letter:

DEAREST EMILY,

May 4.

If Colonel Osborne should write to you again, it will be better
that you should not open his letter. As you know his handwriting
you will have no difficulty in so arranging. Should any further
letter come from Colonel Osborne addressed to you, you had better
put it under cover to me, and take no notice of it yourself.

I shall dine at the club today. We were to have gone to Mrs
Peacock's in the evening. You had better write a line to say that
we shall not be there. I am very sorry that Nora should lose her
evening. Pray think very carefully over what I have asked of you. My
request to you is, that you shall give me a promise that you will
not willingly see Colonel Osborne again. Of course you will understand
that this is not supposed to extend to accidental meetings, as
to which, should they occur, and they would be sure to occur, you
would find that they would be wholly unnoticed by me.

But I must request that you will comply with my wish in this matter.
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