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"It is the English way But Cornelia is American--as thou art"

"She thinks much of that, but yet--"

"Be not afraid The brave either find, or irl's heart no man can tell, if she be cold and shy that should not cause thee to doubt When water is ice, ould suspect what great heat is stored away in it? Write thy letter at once Put thy heart into thy pen Not always prudent is this way, but once in a man's life it is wisdom"

"My pen is too small forIt is a great foolishness to let the cherry knock against the lips too often or too long A pretty pastime, perhaps, to will, and not will, to dare, and not dare; but at last the knock comes that drops the cherry--it may be into some other mouth"

"I fear no one but that rascal, Joris Hyde"

"A rascal he is not, because the same wo have I seen or known of Lieutenant Hyde"

"I will call hih his father leave hio I like not ill words Write thy letter, but put out of thy hts first A love letter from a bitter heart is not lucky And of all thy wit thou wilt have great need if to a wo joys! A man who dares to love a woman, or dares to believe in her, dares to be ood woeda woh the heavens fall Now, then, haste with thy letter Thou ht"

"And I may have 'No'"

"To be sure, if thou think 'no' But, even so, if thou lose the wedding ring, the hand is still left; another ring may be found"

"'No,' would be a deathblow to me"

"It will not While a man has meat and drink love will not starve him; orld's business and world's pleasure an unkind love he ood fortune this night, and in the er it can hardly wait"