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"But I have seen Cornelia, and I love her"

"Two or three times you have seen her How can you be sure that you love her?"

"In the first hour I was sure"

"Of nothing are we quite sure In too great a hurry are you Miss Moran may not love you She may refuse ever to love you Her mind you have not asked Beside this, in his family her father may not wish you A very proud man is Doctor John"

"Grandfather, I lish earl Doctor Johnin that far-off country I, ht can work a father to ain, your Cousin Annie ht of reeable"

"No Vain and self-confident is a young s may work this way, that way, and if wise you are you will be quiet and wait for events One thing,to sea in a tempest Now I shall just say a word or two on the other side If your father is so set in his mind about the Hydes, let hiht that he should ive Annie justice"

"But that is not good sense When the present Earl dies, and she is left an orphan, who shall prevent your father frohter's portion of the estate? In such case, she would be in exactly the same position as if her brother had lived and becorandfather, you carry wisdom with you! Now I shall have the pleasure to propose to randfather! You have ave you such counsel When your father speaks to me, as he is certain to do, then I will say such and such words to hireat offence; and very justly so, for it is hard to carry words, and carry nothing else Your dear mother--how is she?"

"Well and happy She builds, and she plants, and the days are too short for her But my father is not so happy I can see that he is wearied of everything"