The Craze of Christina — page 210: what you’re looking at

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206 The Craze of Christina. in a guilty flame all over her face and neck. Why had she been such a fool? why had she not called herself Caroline or Catherine? Luck- ily for her, Clifford’s eyes were averted; he was turning over the pages of Mr. Scrubb’s letter. ‘Yes, here it is. He calls her Miss Mary Christina Greville; isn’tit odd? J never heard, however, that you had any other name than Christina!’’ EO: “But itis strange! because Christina is rather an uncommon name, isn’t it?”’ She pulled herself: together with a violent effort, and the utter unconsciousness in his eyes when they looked up at her, restored her self- control. “Oh, I don’t think it’s very uncommon! there were no less than three Christains at my school,’’ she remarked. “Well, there is only one Christina for me,” he replied in lover-like style, and once more he kissed her. Comichooksico im