[Nina Balatka by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookNina Balatka CHAPTER IV 7/33
There are troubles enough; do not you make them worse." "If I had been here you should never have taken it back again," said Souchey, obstinately. "Father," said Nina, appealing to the old man, "how could I have kept it? You knew why it was given." "Who is to help us if we may not take it from them ?" "To-morrow," said Nina, "I can get as much as he brought.
And I will, and you shall see it." "Who will give it you, Nina ?" "Never mind, father, I will have it." "She will beg it from her Jew lover," said Souchey. "Souchey," said she, with her eyes flashing fire at him, "if you cannot treat your master's daughter better than that, you may as well go." "Is it not true ?" demanded Souchey. "No, it is not true; it is false.
I have never taken money from Anton; nor shall I do so till we are married." "And that will be never," said Souchey.
"It is as well to speak out at once.
The priest will not let it be done." "All the priests in Prague cannot hinder it," said Nina. "That is true," said Balatka. "We shall see," said Souchey.
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