A Struggle for a Ring — page 30: what you’re looking at

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26 “WHAT SHALL WE DO?” Still he is so particular and so violent in his temper, he would kill me, I believe.” She shuddered a little as she spoke, but sat quite still. Her words had a strange effect on the young lord. ‘‘T am afraid I have been selfish,” he said; ‘‘ but I was so desirous of giving you a little pleasure—I thought you seemed so sad for a young girl.” ‘*You have not done wrong, Lord Carsdale. You will think what I am going to say strange, but it is true. — If any one had told me that my death was to be the price of this day's enjoyment, I should have been willing to die.” The blue eyes were filled with a strange light; the sweet scarlet lips quivered as she spoke. Lord Carsdale looked at her in amaze. “Willing to give all your life for this one day’s pleasure?” he repeated. “Ves,” she said, gently, ‘‘since this one day holds in itself the happiness of a life-time.” ‘¢Poor -child!” thought the young lord, ‘‘ how fair, sweet, and loving she is. I wish I could do more for her. I must talk to‘my mother about her; she can befriend her.” _ He was very much’struck with the words; it dié not occur to him that the girl had fallen in love with him, and loved him with a wild, deep, romantic passion—so deep that she spoke truly when she said she would have pur- chased such a day’s happiness with her life. ‘“We must not forget the time,” he said. ‘‘See, Alice, the sun is going down; I had better order the carriage.” While Lord Carsdale spoke to the servants, she went out on the balcony that overlooked the sea; the sun was set- ting, and a great crimson light fell over the water. ‘‘Good-by, happy day!” she said; ‘‘good-by, fair, (ee) KS