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212 TIIE SKJUTS-BOY.
fo wait until she had discovered whaç ber father would say fo
l#or the purpose of avoiding ber mother’s "what do you mear# #."
which was already on the lips of the latter, she hurried
and with a few spril#gs was before ber i#tther’s door.
Although Amelia’s knock was #manswered, she venturcd fo
open the door. The lieutenant-colonel was sîtting near the
table, supporting his head with his hand.
’- Will you #llow me to disturb you a little #" incluired Amelia,
peeping through the door.
"Yes, if you come back more reasonable than you went off
this morning. If the contrary is the case, you may leave me alone."
"I must tell you something, papa. I have seen that if #vould
be of course very disagreeable fo you fo remain the chamberlain’s
debtor, and espec#ally af the rime when he wished fo marry me."
"Indeed ! do you really entertain such a reasonable thought
that does honour to your hear# as well as to your reason.
hope you see that we cannot do better than fo say, yes."
"l#ar from it, dear papa. Would it not be better to ende#-
vour fo collect the sure of two hundred rix-dollars banco, than
to extend our hand to :#Ir. de Goesse # Such # reason for aCCel»t-
ing his hand can indeed hot be a real ground for so doing."
"#o; if if v##s af all necessary to look around ibr such an
objection, as I do hot see that it should requ]re any further
reason than that the proposal is a good one."
"#Vhether I feel a desire fo do so or hot, #s an objectioa
which you will certainly no# leave unrespected."
"You women never know what you #ant. Bu# what is
you really bave to tell ma #"
"Yes, papa, money ]s af stake. I bave ventured to obtaia
some, #ith the hope that you would rather grant the joy fo me
of #ssisting you în an accidentM difficulty, tha# that you would
ask of me that I should throw away my happ]ness, and the
peace of my whole life, for th# goldea chains which Da Goesse
#ishes to present me."
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