A Fair Fraud — page 204: what you’re looking at

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A Fair Fraud 193 ‘It is only for one day longer,’ the girl told herself wretchedly ; ‘to-morrow he will give me the money, and | shall take it out to my wretched father and do my utmost to persuade him to go away to America with it, and not trouble us any more. I think, perhaps, I shall succeed in getting him to do so. And the day afterwards we shall go away, mother and I, back to our lodgings in London, and [ shall set to work to see if I can earn any money by giving music lessons. to children, so as to pay back my debt by degrees. But I shall never, never see Kenneth Drury again! he loathes and despises me now, and I shall pass out of his life completely and for ever. He will soon forget me and marry someone else— perhaps Marion Blake! Who knows?’ ‘It’s enough to drive one mad to sit opposite your miserable-looking face!’ exclaimed her mother from the other side of the table, break- ing in upon her wretched reflections. ‘Whata precious fool you have made of yourself |’ Hester made no reply. “You've got one evening more,’ went on Mrs Lane, presently ; ‘for goodness sake make the most of it! I shall not allow you to remain in your bedroom this evening. You must wear your pink satin and come down to dinner. You will have to put some rouge on your cheeks, too, after all this grizzling and sniffling ; N ElLOOO