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Perhaps you may be gone before I come back . '' And with this he abruptly walked out of the room . But afterwards I sat there an hour , wondering if what had passed so quickly were true , and I had really refused to be John Hollingford 's wife . After tea he left us early , saying he must start for Hillsbro ' at four in the morning . Mopsie fell asleep , and Jane absorbed herself in her books . Mrs. Hollingford and I held some embroidery in our hands , but my fingers trembled so that the stitches went all wrong . Now and again , glancing up , I encountered long troubled looks from Mrs. Hollingford .