Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 111: what you’re looking at

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WHAT THE DOCTOR KNEW. 103 Bob slaps his hand on his knee as a brilliant thought flashes into his mind. ‘Jove! I see a chance to overreach this cunning legal gentleman, at the same time taking advantage of his scheming.”’ ‘‘Tet’s hear it, my boy,’’ says the doctor. ‘‘Suppose he should carry his idea out and influ- ence Gypsy to accept me, to even marry me_ to-mor- row night, and I should manage it that the ceremony came off, would she not be over eighteen years of Ave rit ‘‘Most certainly,’’ declares the doctor, emphati- cally, ‘‘and I congratulate you on such a bright thought. If you can accomplish that, all is well.”? “Can you give me any idea as to the manner in which this legal shark may influence Gypsy, so as to agree to a marriage. She is so independent, it could hardly be the fear of losing her grandfather’s estate, even if he entered that plea, and made out that the will reads just the opposite from what it does, in truths “T cannot even guess, but he has some scheme. Perhaps he will make use of you—declare that you threaten suicide unless she consents. ”? “T trust he will not make me out such a fool as that,’’ exclaims Bob, aghast. ‘He will probably have even a better plea—trust a shrewd lawyer for that. However, I see nothing better for you to do than to go along with the land- slide, but be sure the affair occurs, if it does come off, on the twenty-first or later.” ‘‘T can depend upon you, doctor ?”’ CONNIELOOOKKS.E@) iin