34/39 She surely is deeply in love." "That is a true word, Aunt Dorothy," said the lovelorn young woman. "I am sure she is fathoms deep in love." "Nothing," said Lady Crawford, "but a great passion would have impelled her to act as she did. Why, even Mary of Burgundy, with all her modesty, won the husband she wanted, ay, and had him at the cost of half her rich domain." "I wonder if Dorothy will ever have the man she wants ?" said Malcolm, sighing in a manner entirely new to him. I wonder who he is? Sir George told me as much this morning when he started for Derby-town to arrange for the signing of the marriage contract within a day or two. |