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An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth -- That, as I take it, is Bible-truth. You have robbed me of my good name; I will bring you to want and shame. Both are wicked, so both shall fall -- God in His Heaven shall judge of it all.
Mrs. Belswin brought it all on herself. She would play with fire, and although a life-long experience had taught her how dangerous was that pastime, she nevertheless indulged in it, even at the risk of burning her fingers. Indeed, so many times had she rushed into danger in her fierce, impulsive way, and so many times had she emerged scatheless by sheer good luck, that she became reckless in her daring, and at last the inevitable happened -- she went too far.