29/31 If you refuse, there will be a policeman ready to arrest him as soon as he comes to the mill; if he tries to escape, a warrant will be issued. In any case he will be ruined.' Then, after a pause-- 'So you have till to-morrow night to make up your mind. You can either send me a note or come and see me; I shall be at home whenever you come.' Emily stood in silence. 'No one will ever dream that your father has done anything to be ashamed of. After all, it is not so impossible that you should marry me for my own sake;'-- he said it with bitterness. |