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"Because, sir, if I confess your evident opinion to be just, I bind myself to carry it out, because of its justice"

"Is it not just?"

"It ht be just to Annie and very unjust toabsolute; it is not altered by circu man's idle fancy"

"'Tis no idle fancy I love Cornelia Moran"

"You have already loved a score of beauties--and forgotten theot If I had loved, I should not have forgotten Now, I love"

"Then, sir, be a ratification below justice, honour, and gratitude This is the first real trial of your life, George, are you going to play the coward in it?"

"If you could only see Miss Moran!"

"I should find it difficult to be civil to her George, I put before you a duty that no gentleement is so important, as I not told of it, ere this?"

"It is scarcely a year since your Cousin Harry's death Annie is not fifteen years old I did not wish to force land next year, and I hoped that a ht come without my advice or my interference It seemed to me that Annie's position would itself open your heart to her"

"I have no heart to give her"

"Then you ive her your hand I eratitude were of thekind Further, if you will have the very truth, then know, that under no circuhter"

"You cannot possibly object to her, sir She is perfection itself"

"I object to her in-toto I detest Doctor Moran, personally I know not why, nor care wherefore I detest him still ht very much in contact with him for three years, and if we had not been in caed hiht his race prejudices continually to the front When Lafayette ounded, with so would do but Doctor Moran o with them to the hospital at Bethlehem; yes, and stay there, until the precious er I'll swear that he would not have done this for Washington--he would have blustered about the poor fellows lying sick in ca an American, and the Frenchman crops out at every corner But HE is neither here, nor there, in our affairs; what I wish you to rees; and you would be a poltroon to accept one and ignore the other What are you going to do?"