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Ve ETD MARGARET...
garet?”’ he said, leaning forwardand looking at her with. |
respectful and friendly admiration. - ey
Margaret laughed. Pn Ee a
. ._ ‘Did you take all this trouble to. pay me ‘compliments,
Mr. Ambrose?” . wo Dr a Less
a No,” he said. with sudden gravity, but still: smiling, |
I came for prudence’ sake, and because I wanted to speak .
‘to you. And I have so few minutes that I must get. tothe
point at once. Miss Margaret, are you going to be good to .
lair and-marry him?” Me
Margaret flushed, then grew pale. ae,
;, some day,’’ she said, trying to speak lightly. =, 7
“Some day is no day,’ he returned. ‘‘ Miss Margaret,
you know, Ihope and trust, that I am your friend?” .
Margaret inclined her head. pee
_ , ‘“‘Itis as your friend and his that I venture to beg you
‘to make him the happiest man in the world as soon as pos-
‘sible,”?: . ; . yO
Margaret remained silent; her hand trembled as ‘she
_ touched the window-strap. he Pere Be
|. ‘““Why—why should it be soon?” she faltered,. “It.
~ Seems only a few days since—since——” . ; :
1 lt is some weeks,” he said, quietly and impressively.
“But, indeed, if it were only a few days, I would say the
Same. Miss Margaret, I’can scarcely tell you all the rea-
Sons I have for pressing this upon you, and I would not do
"it, but that I know Blair is too—well—shy to do it alto-
gether for himself. A simple ‘no’ from you silenced him! a
te told me, you see, that he spoke to you when he was
down at the Court last.” my we aes
. He tells you everything!” Margaret could not help say-
ing, : oy ao
‘Do not be jealous!” he said; ‘‘if he does, it is because ;
he knows that all that interests him interests me, and that ”
have his welfare at heart.’ ; re S
** Forgive me,’’ she said, ina low voice. ‘‘ Yes, he did. |
Speak to me,’’: - | | | co yb
‘\ And-he did not tell you the reasons? His, of course,
are that he cannot be completely; happy until you give him ~
the right to call you his, But mine are as strong, Ithink! -
"Miss Margaret, my friend’s.love for you has changed him;
has made a better and anobler man of him! -Willyourun |
the risk of that change deteriorating? Can you, not guess
Something of the temptations which assail a man in Blair's
‘Position? Don’t you, apprehend that shadows from the.
past may arise, that—I will say no more! .Complete the |
good work you ‘have begun! . Place. him beyond the weak.
and wicked past in the harbor of your love, If Blair asks -
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