The Craze of Christina — page 129: what you’re looking at

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like toknow? He has two eyes and a nose and & mustache, and he is rather tall and looks strong and manly!—and really that is abso- lutely all. Why then did every nerve of my body tingle when he put his hand upon mine? why does my heart beat when I speak to him? and why do my eyes find a difficulty in meet- ing his? It’s perfectly sickening! He is my father’s enemy and supplanter, and I have sworn to win from him every penny I can lay hands on, and to which my father has a far stronger claim than he has. Why on earth can’t I go on as | began? with a cool head and steady nerves! This folly must be overcome. Surely no sensible woman need lose her head, as I very nearly lost mine to-day! Well, luck- ily, I did not quite doso; I had strength enough to refuse to go inside that summer-house, and to keep him at arm’s-length when he wished The Craze of Christina. ie es me good-by. By the way, Il wonder—I wonder » what he means; he who knows he must not marry for three years? How dare he look love — at me out of those deep-set eyes of his! Such looks are nothing short of an insult from a man in his position. I ought to hate him—I really — will and must hate him!” And at last, torn by conflicting emotions, Chris flung herself upon the bed, where bodily comichbooks:ce