A Daughter of Delilah — page 126: what you’re looking at

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3 noel * = _$T. LEONARD'S FINE HAND. 117 Hawley turned aside to hide the wave of color that rushed into his face. ‘‘I know that it must be some sort of a disappointment to you,’’ went on Jabez Alston. ‘‘Iam notso dull that I have been blind to the fact that you young people have had many thoughts in common, but the ways of inexorable Fate are not always those we dclesire.’’ ‘‘Don’t—don’t!’’ interrupted Hawley. ‘I am a little more human than you fancy [am! I have not your flinty nature, sir!’’ The financier started. ‘‘T repeat it, sir. You must be without a heart yourself to talk in the way youdo. Iam notan eligible parti. I should perhaps not ve eligible in your sight, even if my father had not been unfortunate; but I have told my love to Minnie, and with Heaven’s help I will yet win a place. in life worthy of her acceptance!”’ Not a muscle of the financier’s face gave evidence of the torrent of wrath, surprise, and disappointment raging within. ‘‘Both Edgar and Minnie shall go to Europe at once!”’ flashed through his mind. ‘‘While I am adding to my wealth, Iam allowing the dream of a life to verge upon being shipwrecked!’ He looked kindly into Hawley’s flushed face. “You have acted thoughtlessly,’’ he said, ‘‘and knowing you as I do, I cannot be harsh or cruel. What you propose can never be It must now be good-by!’’ He held out his hand, but Edward Hawley did not see it. ‘tT shall never counsel Miss Alston to oppose the wishes of her father,’’ he replied, bitterly, ‘‘even though he has a EGOmichboo cS (E(0)