A Fair Fraud — page 266: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 255 to excuse them, and they deputed her to receive him. Would Mr Naylor like some tea? or would he prefer anything else after his cold journey? A glass of sherry or a brandy and soda? Did he want—anything? The ansver to all these hesitating words was that she found herself suddenly clasped between a pair of strong masculine arms, whilst her burning face was tightly pressed against the scrubby roughness of Mr Naylor's travel- ling ulster. ‘Yes, I want something very badly, child!’ he said in a voice that was a li:tle broken with emotion. ‘Please look up, and give it to me at once.’ ‘What is it ?’ she whispered, lifting her head a little. ‘A kiss, please, Marion!’—-and naturally he got what he asked for. JOO oO G' Q)