A Daughter of Delilah — page 84: what you’re looking at

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THE TONGUE OF THE TEMPTRESS. 75 did not dream of meeting him. It was a terrible shock to me.”’ Alston turned the ponies’ heads, saying: ‘Tam that man’s enemy. If we meet he shall feel my vengeance!”’ | ‘But do not let me come between you and Mr. Haw- ley,’’ Isabel whispered. ‘“‘His mind has been poisoned against me. He was only acting the part of a faithful friend by trying to warn you. Oh, I am a dreadful creature !’’ : She nestled closer to him, and his heart was thrilled to madness. ‘Tt is sufficient that Hawley has spoken evil of you,’’ he said; ‘‘therefore all is at an end between us. For your sake, I will sever every connection of the past. We will fly to the old world together! My father is nothing to me. I hate him for standing in my way. My sister I love, but brotherly love is forgotten in the unfathomable passion that we feel for each other.’’ “But, Edgar, dear, do not forget that we are both poor— do not——”’ “T have thought of. that,’’ he growled, half-savagely, ‘‘and am content to lose allelse but you. I will face my father at once, Isabel, and his maudlin dreams must come to an end. If he will not acknowledge you—if he will not }?? provide for us—I will kill him She shuddered, and clung to his arm beseechingly. ‘No, no, Edgar! Oh, you must not frighten me in this way! You must not speak to your father yet. Can we not obtain money in some other way? You have free access to your father’s coffers. You are his only son; it is yours by Gomicboo “S (E(0)