[The Eustace Diamonds by Anthony Trollope]@TWC D-Link bookThe Eustace Diamonds CHAPTER XV 22/30
It does not suit me to be tame.
It is not my plan to be tame.
Have you heard the cause of the disagreement between Lord Fawn and me ?" "Well,--no." "Tell the truth, Lucy." "How dare you tell me to tell the truth? Of course I tell the truth. I believe it is something about some property which he wants you to give back to somebody; but I don't know any more." "Yes, my dear husband, Sir Florian, who understood me,--whom I idolized,--who seemed to have been made for me,--gave me a present. Lord Fawn is pleased to say that he does not approve of my keeping any gift from my late lord.
Considering that he intends to live upon the wealth which Sir Florian was generous enough to bestow upon me, this does seem to be strange! Of course, I resented such interference.
Would not you have resented it ?" "I don't know," said Lucy, who thought that she could bring herself to comply with any request made to her by Frank Greystock. "Any woman who had a spark of spirit would resent it, and I have resented it.
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