11/16 Will you promise me, Ronald ?" "I can not, father," he replied, "for I have promised Dora to make her my wife. You yourself could never counsel that." "In this case I can," said Lord Earle, eagerly. "That promise is not binding, even in honor; the girl herself, if she has any reason, can not and does not expect it." "She believed me," said Ronald, simply. "Besides, I love her, father." "Hush," replied Lord Earle, angrily, "I will listen to no more nonsense. |