A Fair Fraud — page 149: what you’re looking at

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138 A Fair Fraud what evidence is there that I ever intend to become one, pray? You have no witnesses. There would be no proof of your wild accusa- tions, which, of course, I should utterly deny. No, dear Hester, I don’t think you can give me over to the police on such grounds as _ these.’ ‘But—but—if you commit such a fearful deed, you will be caught—you will—’ ‘I shall be hung, you mean to suggest? Yes, dear child, it is quite within the bounds of possibility that I may be required to swing for it, if I kill Captain Kenneth Drury, but that will not bring him back to life again, remember.’ Hester groaned. ‘Oh, what shall I do? what shall I do?’ she cried. ‘Be sensible, and do what I tell you. Tell the chap you are hard up, and want some money at once, and that you'll marry him if he likes. That’s the right thing to do, my dear. Take your father’s advice. And I'msure I’m not hard on you. You can take your time to make up your mind. I’ve given you till the day after to-morrow; I’m sure that’s very kind of me. I’m not hustling or rushing you in any way, dear child. Now, ta-ta! Be a good girl and do as I tell you.’ ‘He waved his hand airily to her, and plunged intu the woods again.and disappeared. GOMMGIOO <S (GO) uu