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He , in sudden revulsion , began to realize what he had attempted , and his flushed face became very pale . `` Let them leave me alone , '' he growled sullenly , `` and I 'll leave them alone . '' `` For Heaven 's sake , Mr. Van Berg , '' cried Sibley 's companions , `` let the matter end here , lest worse come of it . '' In the same steely , relentless tones , which made very word seem like a bullet , Van Berg took out his watch , and said : `` It is now four o'clock , sir . After half-past four , you must not show your libertine 's face in that house again , while there 's a lady in it that I respect . '' `` Burleigh is proprietor of that house , '' replied Sibley , doggedly ; `` and I 'll stay up the entire week , just to spite you . '' `` Let us go to Burleigh , then , '' said the artist , promptly .