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"WAITY, I know what it is; you have found out about me! Who has been wicked enough to tell you before I could do so -- tell me, who?"
"Oh, Patty, Patty! " cried Waitstill, who could no longer hold back her tears. "How could you deceive me so? How could you shut me out of your heart and keep a secret like this from me, who have tried to be mother and sister in one to you ever since the day you were born? God has sent me much to bear, but nothing so bitter as this -- to have my sister take the greatest step of her life without my knowledge or counsel!"