The Golden Fleece, a romance by Julian Hawthorne
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I think of you, I say it to myself,--Grace!"
"How do you know I am going to change my name soon--or ever?" "Whom are you talking to?" "To you,--Harvey! Oh!" She snatched her hand away and pressed it over her lips. "How do I know you are beautiful, Grace, and--irresistible?" "But I'm not! You're making fun of me! Besides, I'm twenty." "How many times have you been engaged?" "Never. Nobody wants to be engaged to a poor girl. Oh me!" "Do you know what you are made of, Grace? Fire and flowers! Few men in the world are men enough to be a match for you. But what have you been doing with yourself all this time? Why do you come to a place like this?" "Maybe I had a presentiment that . . . What nonsense we are talking! But what |
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