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"Youat my command, Mr de Saussure," I said

"I have known you only as ht you had any other feeling; and I had no other

towards you"

"Mrs Randolph is erly "She does me

the honour to ell to my suit She looks at it, not with

my eyes, but with the eyes of prudence; and she sees the

advantages that such an arrangement would secure I believe

she looks at it with patriotic eyes too You knowto yours I may say too, that our

families are worthy one of another But there, I am very

conscious,

of your regard - I can only proht broke upon an; but he said hastily, "Let us go

on - they are co more than he to have spectators or hearers

of our talk; and now that the talk was begun, I wished to end

it

"Mr de Saussure," I said, "you are under a serious mistake

You speak of my estates; I must inform you that I shall never,

under any circumstances, be an heiress Whoever irl"

"Pardonhim; - "I knohat I speak"