[Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall by Charles Major]@TWC D-Link bookDorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall CHAPTER IX 60/69
"Why else am I here? Tell me, think you, John, should I be here if I were not willing and eager to--to keep that promise ?" "Will you go with me notwithstanding your father's hatred of my house ?" he asked. "Ah, truly that I will, John," she answered; "surely you know I will go with you." "Let us go at once.
Let us lose not a moment.
We have already delayed too long," cried John in eager ecstasy. "Not to-night, John; I cannot go to-night," she pleaded.
"Think of my attire," and she drew my cloak more closely about her.
"I cannot go with you this time.
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