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The Fortunate Youth

CHAPTER XXI
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But between Barn Street and Mayfair there's a refined and intellectual land where you and I can meet on equal ground and make our social position.
What do you say ?" She did not look at him, but fingered idly the cards on the tray.
"To-morrow you will think differently.

To-night you're all on the strain." "And, axing yer pardon, sonny, for chipping in," said the old man, holding up his pipe in his gnarled fingers, "you haven't told her as how you loves her--not as how a young woman axed in marriage ought to be told." "I've spoken the Truth, dear old friend," said Paul.

"I've got down to bed-rock to-night.

I have a deep and loyal affection for Jane.

I shan't waver in it all my life long.


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