Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 382: what you’re looking at

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indeed, to make ne Lumble myself thus to you— to make me willing to live long years with you in spite of your heartlessness—to be willing to doom myself to the constant torture of your indifferenceand scorn. Helena, is there nothing that Ican do to win you?” | “You might have done so, years ago, if you could have afforded the luxury of an extravagant wife,” the girl responded, with mocking fraukuess. A spasui of pain contracted his brow. “T am sorry you did not see Belle before I came,” the young man returned, as quietly as before, though his voice tiembled from the keen thrust that she had just given him, ‘‘for she would have told you what I haye shrunk from telling, fearing that it might seem like a bribe, that I can now afford almost any luxury a reasonable man may desire.” | At this information Helena turned upon him a look of genuine astonishment, not unmixed with in- terest. “How can that be possible?” she said. “Tt will avail me nothing to explain how,” he re- turned, coldly; ‘the fact remains. however, and I can match the Stewart millions, to-day, dollar for dellar, Helena, if nothing else can tempt you, willimy money win yont When I cameinto my wealth my first thought was of you, and I threw up everything else and came directly abroad, teeling so hopetul—so eager to find you. I fondly believed that, in your heart, you still loved me, T said I would surprise you—I would come upon you unawares, and you would betray yourself in the first moment of meeting me. Vain hope! You know how youreceived me, that day at Osterly Park, youremember the excessive anger and passion which you exhibited, because I, a poor man, should still presnme to hayve_any clai upon you, and which so nearly resultes Pape rot