A Fair Fraud — page 198: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 187 already rejected him—for I do not believe that she rescinded her decision last night, yet she will do so in time of course, if he is only patient and persistent, because I do not believe that any woman who really loves a man can go on saying “ No” to him for ever, she is bound to give in at length; and if Kenneth’s love can endure, in spite of the sins of her parents, as it ought to do, if it is a real love, then in the end they will come together and be very happy. Do not interfere, 1 beg of you. Leave them to themselves. Hester is, I am certain, too fond of him to marry him with a lie upon her lips. I do not say that they will have no difficulties to contend against, but when they have fought through their troubles they will be all the happier in the end.’ Naylor listened to her attentively. Every word that she uttered filled him with respect and admiration for herself. He had, however, no time to give expression to his sentiments, because his host was calling upon him to start, and he was positively the last man left in the house. All he could do was to smile and nod at her reassuringly. ‘I won't interfere. I promise you!’ he said, looking kindly and sympathetically at her as he hastened out of the front door in the wake of the master of the house. Ten minutes later he found himself walking COMNMUC JOO <S (GO)