I Forbid the Banns! — page 68: what you’re looking at

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58 “7 FORBID THE BANNS!” It suggested to her his desire to appropriate the girl who had last sat in the chair. If so sensible a young woman as Miss Travers had only reflected fora moment she could not have failed to per- ceive the extraordinary weakness of the chain of reasoning which led her to accept the act as indicative of such an intention on the part of Julian Charlton. He had only desired that the girl should appropriate the chair. Surely this was not equivalent to the suggestion of a desire to appropriate the girl. But then Miss Travers did not reflect. Women do not reflect—they feel. This is why many tears are shed. COMME DOOKS (E©)