A Fair Fraud — page 283: what you’re looking at

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272 A Fair Fraud and the folly. of running counter to his parents’ wishes ?’ ‘Were you ever in love, may I ask, Mr Naylor ?’ * Unluckily, yes,’ replied the barrister, pinch- ing his wife’s cheek. ‘Then did you, pray, consider the undesir- ability of the marriage, or take anybody else’s Opinions into consideration in the matter?’ ‘That was very different.’ ‘It was not different in the very least. Al men in love are exactly alike.’ ‘You seem to have a large experience!’ ‘And you seem to have none! Just you leave it all to me, please; and now, do go away, Edgar—you are awfully in the way, and you've wished me good-bye just four times already! You are foo silly! And please remember to come home very early. Ken ought to be here by five; you must be at home to receive him, mind.’ Naylor nodded an ‘all right,’ and went off. And now at last the luggage-laden cab had - stopped at the door, and Kenneth Drury stood upon the threshold. Hester closed her book. For the first time she seemed to be a little nervous. *Go down,’ she said to Marion; ‘go down and receive him, Marion! Shall I go away to my own room ?’ GORMGIOO oO G' Q)