[Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade]@TWC D-Link bookPut Yourself in His Place CHAPTER XX 2/10
It's some factory-girl, I suppose." "Let us hope not," said Grace, demurely; but Amboyne noticed that her cheek was now flushed, and her eyes sparkling like diamonds. Soon afterward she strolled apart, and took a wonderful interest in the monuments and things, until she found an opportunity to slip out into the church-yard.
There she took the letter out, and kissed it again and again, as if she would devour it; and all the way home she was as gay as a lark.
Amboyne put himself in her place. When they got home, he said to her, "My dear Miss Carden, I have a favor to ask you.
I want an hour's conversation with Mr.Raby.Will you be so very kind as to see that I am not interrupted ?" "Oh yes.
No; you must tell me, first, what you are going to talk about. I can't have gentlemen talking nonsense together UNINTERRUPTEDLY." "You ladies claim to monopolize nonsense, eh? Well, I am going to talk about my friend, Mr.Little.Is he nonsense ?" "That depends.
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