I Forbid the Banns! — page 133: what you’re looking at

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ON THE THAMES. 123 “Indeed,” said Charlton. ‘You are quite right, Miss Travers, as usual.” ‘“T guessed as much,” said Miss Travers. ‘ Then I may congratulate you both.” “You may not congratulate me,” said Charlton. ‘Iam the most miserable man in the world.” “You may congratulate me,’ said Bertha. “I am the happiest girl on the River Thames—I suppose we are still on the Thames.” “YT cannot quite understand,” remarked Miss Travers. “One supremely miserable, the other supremely happy. What is to be the end of this strange condition of things?” ‘‘ God knows,” said Charlton. “ Yes, God knows,” said Bertha solemnly. “Tam mystified,’ said Marian. ‘‘ Do you mean tosay—— She looked first at Bertha, then at Charlton, with notes of interrogation at the corners of her eyes and her mouth. ‘T mean to say nothing,” said Charlton. ‘“ And I mean to wait,” said Bertha. ‘‘T hate a mystery,” said Marian. “ Then you hate a woman’s heart,” said Charlton. “ And a man’s soul,” said Bertha. “T see that you are determined that I shall know noth- ing,” cried Marian. ‘‘ Never mind; I am not of a curious disposition. Good-by. I suppose we need not hope to have a gallop together in the Row, such as we used to have every day on the Flats,” she added, turning to Charlton. “T fear that we shall not,” he replied. ‘I will only be in England for a week. I am _ going to South America. I believe there are a good many spots in the neighborhood of Tierra del Fuego that have never been explored.”’ Marian Travers gave an earnest look into his face—a look full of inquiry, full of promise, and not without hope. ’ 99 (CONNIECLOOOKS eC)