A Mummer's Wife by George (George Augustus) Moore
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All he could say was, 'Oh, my darling, I'm so sorry; you will forgive me,
won't you?' XIX 'Well, what are you going to give her? Do you see anything you like here?' 'Do you think that paper-cutter would do?' 'You can't give anything more suitable, ma'am. Then there are these card-cases; nobody could fail to like them.' 'What are you going to give, Annie?' 'Oh, I'm going to give her the pair of earrings we saw yesterday; but if I were you I wouldn't spend more than half a sovereign: it's quite enough.' 'I should think so indeed--a third of a week's screw,' whispered Dolly, 'but she ain't a bad one, and Dick will like it, and may give me a line or so in _Olivette_. How do you think she'll do in the part?' 'We'll talk about that another time. Are you going to buy the paper-cutter?' Casting her eyes in despair around the walls of the fancy-goods shop to see if she could find anything she liked better, Dolly decided in favour of the |
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