The Craze of Christina — page 201: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 197 gether over the ramparts and looked out across the snow-covered country. ‘This place is quiet, right away from the track of tourists. It suits Ella and me to stay here; I like it. If Laon has brought me sorrow, it has brought me happiness too, Mark. I am in no hurry to leave it.”’ “Neither am I, now,’ replied Clifford. ‘‘I told you, darling, that I have lost some money. by staying away more than a week; it was one of the abominable conditions, you know, of that confounded will.”’ ‘‘Do you regret that money?”’ she inquired. ‘*Not in the least since you don’t mind, Chris. And after all, lam still a rich man, and can afford to live at Esselton in comfort. No, the only thing I hate to think of is the unholy triumph of that brute Docker! In order to steal a march on him, I wrote directly to one of the executors of my uncle’s will, a Mr. Scrubb, whom I know slightly, and informed him that private affairs had compelled me to break one of the conditions of Mr. Greville’s will; and as a matter of fact I must remain at Laon till I re- ceive his answer. I had a sort of satisfaction in letting him know before Docker could do so.”’ ‘Dearest Mark, you must get rid of Docker.’’ **Dearest Chris, I really can’t afford to.”’ Gomichooks. co