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Maugis came forward, his eyes fixed hungrily upon Ettarre. "So a long struggle ends," he said, very quiet. "There is no virtue left, Ettarre, save patience."
"While life remains I shall not cease to shriek out your villainy. O God, men have let Guiron die! " she wailed.