A Daughter of Delilah — page 47: what you’re looking at

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38 “GILBERT ROSEBERRY, YOU ARE MY PRISONER!” ‘Iam afraid that papa will have more than one disap- pointment,’’ Minnie said, decidedly. ‘‘T am afraid so!”’ ‘Edgar, why will you not tell me more of the girl who seems to have absorbed your whole soul?’’ ‘You shall know all soon,’’ he told her, a dark flush in his cheek. | “Tell me, Edgar, does—does—Mr. Hawley approye——’’ “T ask no man’s or woman’s approval,’’ he replied, angrily. ‘‘I have told you that Ed knows my Isabel—I have told you this to satisfy you, Minnie, but I have not asked him to approve of my choice. He himself introduced me to the woman, without whom life would be but dust and ashes to me now!’’ His sister was surprised by the passion he displayed, and thought to herself: ‘“Whoever this Isabel may be, I fear that her influence upon poor Edgar is the reverse of good. I will contrive to see Edward Hawley when we get back to New York.’’ The mere whisper of his name brought a beautiful blush to her cheeks! (EOANIKCE OOK KS (E(@) ne