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Beauchamp’s Career

CHAPTER X
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'I am responsible for her.

It's your own fault--if you had not saved my life I should not have been in your way.

Here I am, and your proposal can't be heard of.

Do as you will, both of you, when you step ashore in Venice.' 'If she goes back she is lost,' said Beauchamp, and he attacked Roland on the side of his love for Renee, and for him.
Roland was inflexible.

Seeing which, Renee said, 'To Venice, quickly, my brother!' and now she almost sighed with relief to think that she was escaping from this hurricane of a youth, who swept her off her feet and wrapt her whole being in a delirium.
'We were in sight of the city just now!' cried Roland, staring and frowning.


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