The Craze of Christina — page 239: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 236 love your, wealth more than you love me, and I will have noneofyou! The man whom I marry must place me first, above all else on earth, and I will marry no one who does less for me than that!’’ ‘‘Have you finished?’’ he said after a moment in a suffocated voice. “Oh, dear no, not nearly!’’ she replied sweetly, with a total change of voice and man- ner. ‘‘You have not yet looked at the reverse of the picture; shall I show it to you, Mark Clifford?”’ | He stopped and looked at her. All the stern- ness and hardness had melted now out of her lovely face, he only saw her beautiful shining eyes and the wonderful and inscrutable smile that seemed to light up her whole face. She laid her hand upon his arm with a caressing gesture. ‘“‘Another course of action is still quite open to you. Instead of posting off to England alone to-morrow morning, you can remain here with me. Wewill have a quiet day together making a few necessary preparations, and on the fol- lowing morning the English clergyman here, the Rey. Mr. Robert Smith, will marry us at the little chapel,”’ — “Ohris!’’ Gomichooksico