His Other Wife: A Novel — page 280: what you’re looking at

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272 THE WOLF AND HIS PREY. the care of strange people in preference to the friends that have saved her life?” ‘‘Oh, sir; don’t put it that way, please! But only think. how anxious you would be—if you were me—to—to—go on board a ship that could take you to land im spite of the winds.” ‘Is your home in Florida?” y) ‘“Yes; at Lucerne, near ‘Ts there some one there whom you love very much?” ‘“Yes; my governess and a friend.” **Ts the friend a man?” ‘“Yes; a noble, good man.” “Young or.old?” ‘¢Oh, not any older than you are, I would say.” ‘*Do you care for him more than Mr. Vernois?” Faith’s face, that hitherto had been quite placid, and even pleased in speaking of the absent friends, here grew scarlet at the mention of Vernois, remembering what he had said of her to this man. She had already informed the old sailor that his state- ment was cruel and false, but she had not cared to speak on so delicate a subject to the captain. It seemed now that she could not help justifying herself at all hazards; she answered, with a proud, defiant light on her face: “Yes; I care a thousand times more for him. I hate’ Mr. Vernois; he was cruel to tell you that—that I was his. . wife. It was not, and never shall be true.” GComicbooks: (E(0) =|