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A Butterfly on the Wheel

Language: en

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ...what have I done to you?\" \"George, I did lie,\" she wailed--\"yes, I did; but only that, only that! I am your wife! Believe me! believe me!\" \"My wife! No--no! How am I to believe you? How am I to tell whether that's a lie or not?\" \"It's the truth!\" she reiterated, her voice shrill with pain. \"I swear it! I am as much your wife as I was the day you married…