The Imaginary Marriage by Henry St. John Cooper
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Marjorie lifted a pair of soft arms and put them about his neck. "Hugh!" she said, "Hugh, if--if I had never known Tom, I--" "I know," he said. "I know. God bless you." He stooped and kissed her on the cheek, and rose. It was a mad thing this that he was to do, yet he never considered its madness, its folly. It would help her, and Hurst Dormer would never know its golden-haired mistress, after all. CHAPTER II IN WHICH HUGH BREAKS THE NEWS Lady Linden had just come in from one of her usual and numerous inspections, during which she had found it necessary to reprove one of the under-gardeners. She had described him to himself, his character, his appearance and his methods from her own point of view, and had left the man stupefied and amazed at the extent of her vocabulary and her facility of expression. He was still scratching his head, dazedly, when she came into the drawing-room. "Hugh, you here? Where is Marjorie?" |
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