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A Perilous Secret

CHAPTER X
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Charity holds bazars, and sells at one hundred per cent.

profit, and nearly every new church is a trade speculation.

Is my happiness and hers to be sacrificed to the chimeras and crotchets that everybody in England but you has outlived ?" "All this," replied the unflinching sire, "I have read in the papers, and my son shall not marry the daughter of a trader and cad who has insulted me grossly; but that, I presume, you don't object to." This stung Walter so that he feared to continue the discussion.
"I will not reply," said he.

"You drive me to despair.

I leave you to reflect.


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