[Melbourne House, Volume 1 by Susan Warner]@TWC D-Link bookMelbourne House, Volume 1 CHAPTER XIII 22/23
What is it they want you to do ?--sing ?--Come, promise you will.
Promise me!" "I will sing any day but Sunday." "Sunday? Now Daisy! I'm ashamed of you.
Why I never heard such nonsense. Nobody has such notions but low people.
It isn't sensible.
Give it up, Daisy, or I shall not know how to love you." "Good night, Preston"-- "Daisy, Daisy! come and kiss me and be good." "Good night"-- repeated Daisy without turning; and she walked off. It half broke June's heart that night to see that the child's eyes were quietly dropping tears all the while she was getting undressed. Preston's last threat had cut very close.
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