This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...Church turned from her in genuine anger. The creature had fascinated him; and with such men fascination takes the semblance of love so completely, that it becomes a passion. "Then you have never loved him, and you do not love me?" "I said I had never loved him--but the other--Well, that is a subject for consideration. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...Church turned from her in genuine anger. The creature had fascinated him; and with such men fascination takes the semblance of love so completely, that it becomes a passion. "Then you have never loved him, and you do not love me?" "I said I had never loved him--but the other--Well, that is a subject for consideration. Don't you think so?" "Constance, tell me." "I haven't time now, little Rhoda will be getting impatient about the shawl." "Tell me one thing, and you shall have the shawl." "Well, what is it?" "Why does that young man hang about this house so constantly?" "Who told you that he did hang about the house?" "I see him go in and out with my own eyes." "Well, what then? He works here." "And you are pleased--you like it?" "No, I don't; sometimes I wish he was in Jericho." "But your father likes it. He is constantly throwing you into this young man's society." "Now don't begin to abuse my poor father. Ho has been good to me, and I won't hear it." "Still I know that he would drive me from the house, if he dared, and marry you to this young fellow." "But that he never will; it is beyond his power, ' answered the girl, while a singular smile crossed her lips. "Constance, if it could be so arranged, would you be willing that this young man should be sent away?" "Where to?" She spoke as if the idea gave her a sudden pang. "West; Montana--the Pacific--the Sandwich Islands--anywhere, so it be far enough!" Constance stood a moment in dead silence, turning cold and white under the evil gaze of that bad man. He saw that there was a struggle going on in her heart; that some hope whi...
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