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Evan Harrington

CHAPTER XXVIII
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Nor shall I whip her with rods.' 'Leave her free to her choice ?' 'She will have my advice.

That I shall give her.

And I shall take care that before she makes a step she shall know exactly what it leads to.
Her father, of course, will exercise his judgement.' (Lady Jocelyn said this to uphold the honour of Sir Franks, knowing at the same time perfectly well that he would be wheedled by Rose.) 'I confess I like this Mr.Harrington.But it's a great misfortune for him to have had a notorious father.

A tailor should certainly avoid fame, and this young man will have to carry his father on his back.

He 'll never throw the great Mel off.' Tom Cogglesby listened, and was really astonished at her ladyship's calm reception of his proposal.
'Shameful of him! shameful!' he muttered perversely: for it would have made him desolate to have had to change his opinion of her ladyship after cherishing it, and consoling himself with it, five-and-twenty years.


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