? ? ? ? "But suppose she were not," persisted Mrs. Fowler, "you would not recall your promise?"
? ? ? ? "No, surely not, for I love her. But why do you talk so, mother?" and a suspicion crossed Frank's mind that his mother's intellect might be wandering.
? ? ? ? "It is time to tell you all, Frank. Sit down by the bedside, and I will gather my strength to tell you what must be told."
? ? ? ? "Grace is not your sister, Frank!"
? ? ? ? "Not my sister, mother?" he exclaimed. "You are not in earnest?"
? ? ? ? "I am quite in earnest, Frank."
? ? ? ? "Then whose child is she?"
? ? ? ? "She is my child."
? ? ? ? "Then she must be my sister--are you not my mother?"
? ? ? ? "No, Frank, I am not your mother!"
? ? ? ? "Not my mother!" he exclaimed. "Who, then, is my mother?"
? ? ? ? "I cannot tell you, Frank.
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