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"You are distinctly commanded to forgive; you have got to do it!
There is no error that is reparable. Since you hint tragedy, I will
concede it. If she had been directly responsible for the death of her
child, it was a mistake, criminal carelessness, but not a thing purposely
planned; so she could atone for it by doing her best for you and the
boys."
"Any mother who once did the things she did is not fit to be trusted
again!"
"What nonsense! James Minturn, you amaze me!" said Leslie. "That is a
little too cold masculine logic. That is taking from the whole human race
the power to repent of and repair a mistake."
"There are some mistakes that cannot be repaired!"
"I grant it," said Leslie. "There are! _You are making one right now!_"
"That's the most strictly feminine utterance I ever heard," said Mr.
Minturn, with a short laugh.
"Thank you," retorted Leslie. "The compliment is high, but I accept it. I
ask nothing better at the hands of fate than to be the most feminine of
women. And I've told you what I feel forced to.


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