A Fair Fraud — page 147: what you’re looking at

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136 A Fair Fraud revolver, ‘I never mean to part with ¢hat. And if it’s necessary I shall use it. Now, be a good girl, and do as I tell you. Why on earth did you refuse the chap when you know what a good match he is?’ ‘Because I am not fit to be his wife,’ she cried out passionately ; ‘because the disgrace of such a father as you are is not a thing | choose to bring upon any man, least of all upon a man whom I love.’ ‘Thank you, my dear. You are hardly civil; but it’s the way of the world, I suppose. Well, I’m sorry, because if you won't think better of it, 1 shall be forced to put a bullet into your young gentleman. It’s very easy to dodge a man in these woods, you know, especially as the evenings draw in, and I am a good shot, Hester, a very good shot. It’s the only accomplishment I ever had, and I sha’n’t forget to make use of it if you make it necessary.’ ‘Qh, you cannot, cannot mean such a dread- ful thing!’ cried Hester in despair. She wrung her hands together and looked about her help- lessly. ‘You cannot surely intend to add murder to your other crimes?’ ‘I have no “intention” at all of doing so. My “other crimes,” as you dutifully call the little trivial mistake I was foolish to make some years ago, having brought quite trouble CONN LOC) <S (GO) uu