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I like him : I want him for myself ; when the time comes , I will marry him . He shall not marry another woman and inherit all Mrs. Aylmer 's property . '' Bertha stayed up for some time . It was between two and three in the morning when at last she laid her head on her pillow . She had gone through an exciting and even a dangerous day , but that did not prevent her sleeping soundly . Early in the morning , however , she rose . She was dressed before seven o'clock , and waited anxiously for eight o'clock , the time when she might send off a telegram .