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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THEODORE AND LUCY. The next morning, being alone in the library of the Hall, the two young gentlemen came to me. They had been paying their respects to the Mrs. Helmsleys, and had been politely received. Eugenius soon left us, but Theodore stayed behind, evidently with the intention, which afterwards appeared, of opening his whole mind to me. Our conversation was a long one; but the result of his confession to me was this, that he had that morning made a formal tender of his affections to Miss Lovel, that she had given him a favourable answer, but had said that she should wish her aunt and his parents to be consulted, and that she should desire to be directed by them, especially during her minority. He then told me that he had few hundred pounds to spare at present. He likewise talked very largely about honours, laurels, triumphs, and so on; dwelling much upon the delight of returning (covered with glory, as the French would say) to claim the hand of his Lucy. And to find, added I, that her aunts will not let her marry you? But her aunts are not her parents, answered Theodore; and they have not so acted by her, as to have obtained a parental influence over her. And what then? I asked. Why, when she is of age, she may take me without their consent, he replied. And lose all prospects of obtaining any thing from them at their deaths? said I. Lucy does not want any thing from them, was his answer. How do you know that? I asked. She says so, and I am sure she thinks so. She will have four thousand pounds; and if she had not a penny, I should not care. Yes, but people cannot live on love, I 'answered; neither is glory a much more substantial dish. promise be sanctioned by the old ladies. And the advice...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217042338 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217042333 |
| Weight | 0.64 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.44 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 192 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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