[Eve’s Ransom by George Gissing]@TWC D-Link bookEve’s Ransom CHAPTER XVII 3/15
And how am I to live ?" "I have still plenty of money," said Hilliard, regarding her. "No more than you will need." "But think--how little more it costs for two than for one----" He spoke in spite of himself, having purposed no such suggestion.
Eve quickened her step. "No, no, no! You have a struggle before you; you don't know what----" "And if it would make it easier for me ?--there's no real doubt about my getting on well enough----" "Everything is doubtful." She spoke in a voice of agitation.
"We can't see a day before us.
We have arranged everything very well----" Hilliard was looking across the river.
He walked more and more slowly, and turned at length to stand by the parapet.
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