When Harold returned he found Edith in apparently good spirits. She had had her "say," she had spoken her mind, and got her little scheme into working order. Merton had shown her the receipt and cheque Susman had given him; but he had asked no questions, however much he thirsted for information, and she had volunteered none. She had changed positions with the bondsman, for he, having surrendered the only claim he held in the eyes of the law, was now in her power. But it was not her intention to abuse that power. She might scoff at and mock him, but she would be true to her word.
For a time she avoided a tete-a-tete with Harold; but one evening, when she thought he had gone out, he surprised her in the library, sitting by the window where he had kissed her not very long before.
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