The Craze of Christina — page 170: what you’re looking at

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166 The Craze of Christina. start, dears. Put your coat on, father, and fasten up the dressing-bag, Ella.” They obeyed her implicitly; their faith in her was absolute. ‘*She is wonderful, Ella!’’ said Mr. Greville to his younger daughter; “‘no one but Chris would have the daring and the courage, to say nothing of the wit, to carry this thing through.”’ ‘*Pray heaven there may not be some horrible hitch at the last!’’ ‘‘Well, of course, it’s impossible for her to get everything,’ remarked Mr. Greville with amusement. ‘‘As I said to Chris this morning, short of marrying the fellow herself, she can’t turn him out of Esselton Hall.”’ ‘And she’s not likely to do that!’’ said Ella with contempt; “‘that indeed would be burning her own fingers in the fire! The question is, Is it possible to do anything?’ **Yes; I begin to agree with Chris, if she can get him to break either of the other two condi- tions, then we shall not have come across the world in vain. Fifty thousand pounds is within our reach at this moment, Ella; think of that! Why, with fifty thousand pounds we could go back to Melbourne and live comforta- bly to the end of our lives. You and Chris should take your proper place in society again; EComicbooks.Go