Ladies Must Live by Alice Duer Miller
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in your own delightful language, that he did not fall for it--did not
want to run any risk of compromising her, if marriage was the consequence." "But, Nancy, Christine almost admitted that--that he tried to make love to her." "I can't see what that has to do with it, or what difference it makes," replied Mrs. Almar. "However, too much importance should not be attached to such admissions. I have sometimes made them myself when the facts did not bear me out. No woman likes to confess, especially to an old adorer like you, that she has spent so many hours alone with a man and he has not made love to her." Hickson shook his head. "I'm not clever enough to be able to explain it," he said, "but I received the clearest impression from her that she had been through some painful experience." "Good," said Nancy. "Do you know the most painful experience she could have been through?" "No, what?" "If he hadn't paid the slightest attention to her; and that, my dear brother, is what I am inclined to think took place. No, the game is still on; only now she'll have the Usshers to help her. This is no time for me to lie in bed." Ned looked at her doubtfully. "I thought I'd try and sleep a little," he said. |
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