[The Pomp of the Lavilettes<br> Complete by Gilbert Parker]@TWC D-Link book
The Pomp of the Lavilettes
Complete

CHAPTER XVII
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Why haven't you been to see me?
I looked for you; but you didn't come, and I thought you had forgotten me.'" "What did she mean by that?
How dared she!" "See here, Christine," he said, laying his hand on her quivering shoulder, "I didn't say much to her.

I was over there one afternoon, the afternoon I asked you to marry me.

I drank a lot of liqueur; she looked very pretty, and before she had a chance to say yes or no about it I kissed her.

Now that's a fact.

I've never spent five minutes with her alone since; I haven't even seen her since, until this morning.


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