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`` But Mrs. Sprinx had put on an injured look , and her hands shook very much . '' ` Really , Miss Belper , if that is your name , you have behaved in a most unaccountable way . Why did you not tell me , instead of stealing the key of the gate , and breaking the kitchen window ? A most improper way for a young lady to behave -- to run out of the house at midnight ! ' '' ` You forget , madam , ' replied Chrissy , with more dignity than I had ever seen her assume , ` that as soon as ever I attempted to open my mouth , you told me not to tell lies . You believed the wicked people who brought me here rather than myself . However , as you will not be friendly , I think we had better go .