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"I hope the evil is not so oppressive as to s"

"They shall not at any rate be heard I don't knohether there was any spice of malice about my brother when he asked me to come here, and told me in the same letter that you were at Scroope"

"Helady, endeavouring, but not quite successfully, to imitate the manner of the man who loved her

"Of course I caether on your behalf Fred's need to see reat, and, as my uncle had not asked ether approve of ht find it difficult to get any other opportunity of seeing you"

"That is hardly fair to Lady Scroope, Mr Neville"

"Quite fair, I think I did not co,--or of what I a to do I may be ashamed of this,--that I should feel my chance of success to be so small When I was here before I asked you to--allow ain"

"Allow you!" she said

"Yes;--allow me I should be too bold were I to ask you to return my love at once I only ask you to know that because I was repulsed once, I have not given up the pursuit"

"Mr Neville, I am sure that my father and mother would not permit it"

"May I ask your father, Miss Mellerby?"

"Certainly not,--with et that I a, Mr Neville" Then, fearing that she had encouraged hiht to take my answer as final"

"Miss Mellerby, I shall take no answer as final that is not favourable Should I indeed hear that you were to be married to another man, that would be final; but that I shall not hear froood-bye to ave him her hand;--and he raised it to his lips and kissed it, as men ont to do in the olden days