9/16 Only kiss me." Cecilia's tears fell fast. "Oh, my love, I am so anxious about you! I am so afraid that you will not be happy with that selfish old man--in that dreary house. Give it up, Emily! I have got plenty of money for both of us; come abroad with me. Why not? Oh, my darling! my darling! What shall I do without you ?" All that longed for love in Emily's nature had clung round her school-friend since her father's death. |