The Craze of Christina — page 67: what you’re looking at

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The Craze of Christina. 63 “IT remember to my shame!’’ he replied; and he followed her into the house, for of course he saw that he could not get out of that cup of tea. ‘‘You see you all frightened me so much,”’ he murmured deprecatingly. “‘You came upon me like an avalanche—like three avalanches, I may say.’ ! “Yes, know. If I had beenaloneas I meant to be——”’ ‘“*Ah, that would have been quite different!’’ he murmured sentimentally. He was really getting on very nicely! ‘‘But, you see, I was quite unprepared and——’’ ‘‘And you are young and shy and modest, and you can’t quite realize what it is to be rich and in request—and so many of us bewildered you.’’ *‘How well you understand!”’ Mrs. Bruhen put forth her hand—her glove was removed now—and laid it gently on that of her visitor. The fire-light warmed the pretty drawing-room, the lamp had not been brought in; there were flowers and pictures and old china, and an atmosphere of refinement and ease pervaded the house. ‘Tell me,’’ murmured the siren, ‘‘tell me be- fore my old man comes in—is it true that you may not marry for three years?”’ “Vos, it is true.”’ GComichbooksneo