36/55 You would not object to change your faith, would you ?" "Oh, no," I responded, "of course I should not object to that." "Of course not. I knew you were no fool," said Sir George. "Age! why, you are only thirty-five years old--little more than a matured boy. I prefer you to any man in England for Dorothy's husband." "You overwhelm me with your kindness," I returned, feeling that I was being stranded on a very dangerous shore, amidst wealth and beauty. "I do not offer you Dorothy's hand from an unselfish motive. |