[Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade]@TWC D-Link bookPut Yourself in His Place CHAPTER XIX 2/16
Show it? Why, she had herself opened his eyes to Jael's love, and advised him to reward it. And now she could do nothing to defend herself.
The very improvement in Henry's circumstances held her back.
She could not write to him and say, "Now I know you are Mr.Raby's nephew, that makes all the difference." That would only give him fresh offense, and misrepresent herself; for in truth she had repented her letter long before the relationship was discovered. No; all she could do was to wait till Jael Dence came up, and then charge her with some subtle message, that might make Henry Little pause if he still loved her. She detected Coventry watching her.
She fled directly to her own room, and there sat on thorns, waiting for her rival to come and give her an opportunity. But afternoon came, and no Jael; evening came, and no Jael. "Ah!" thought Grace, bitterly, "she is better employed than to come near me.
She is not a self-sacrificing fool like me.
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