[The Duke’s Children by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookThe Duke’s Children CHAPTER I 19/20
It was his present purpose to remain at Matching through a portion of the summer.
What could he do to make a girl happy? What comfort would there be in his companionship? "I suppose she ought to go somewhere," he said. "I had not thought of it," said Mrs.Finn. "I understood you to say," replied the Duke, almost angrily, "that she ought to go to someone who would take care of her." "I was thinking of some friend coming to her." "Who would come? Who is there that I could possibly ask? You will not stay." "I certainly would stay, if it were for her good.
I was thinking, Duke, that perhaps you might ask the Greys to come to you." "They would not come," he said, after a pause. "When she was told that it was for her sake, she would come, I think." Then there was another pause.
"I could not ask them," he said; "for his sake I could not have it put to her in that way.
Perhaps Mary had better go to Lady Cantrip.
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