11/49 I wish you would return her call--very soon, Jane." "Oh, I certainly shall! I have fallen in love with Lucy, besides people would talk ill-naturedly about me, if I did not." "Would you care for that ?" "Surely. You do not think, John, that I call on the Taylors and Dobsons and such people because I like them. I am trying to make friends and votes for you, when you decide to take your father's place in the House." "Then, my dear, you are sacrificing yourself uselessly. I don't know a Yorkshire man who would vote for any candidate for any office because he liked him personally. |