A Heart's Bitterness — page 33: what you’re looking at

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A HEART’S BITTERNESS. 25 ‘Certainly she is lovely—extremely lovely, charming, sweet; but Miss Ambrose is one of those beings beyond all praise. ‘The most heavenly creature eye ever rested on. Lo see her once is to have her face photographed on your heart forever.” ‘‘ Pooh, Hunter! you are romantic.” “So, so, perhaps. But I tell you it is impossible that a man who has loved Miss Ambrose can love another.” ‘*No doubt Leigh did not love her then.” “* Not? You may believe he did.” ‘* Then, why, in the name of sense, did he give her up? Did she jilt him?” ‘© No; she loved him.” **Zounds! is the man so fickle?” gaid a third. , ‘* Must be fickle. He was quite enamored of -Lady Clare once.” “Attentive, not enamored. - Lady Clare is rather cold style, you know.” _ ; “So is Leigh. Has he been enthusiastic to-day, or the last month?” | ‘But that is Just what I tell you; Miss Ambrose’s image is in the background.” $7 ‘‘ That is all nonsense. If he wanted Miss Ambrose, and she loved him, it would have been a match. What vicar’s daughter is going to refuse a lord of Leigh?” ‘‘T explained at first. Beauty cannot hold its own with such a stunning lot of money. ‘Two million pounds!” ‘““T admit it is a heavy sum, but Leigh did not need it. He of all men need not marry for money. He is rich.” ‘« Yes,” said Captain Gore’s voice, ‘‘ but he’s dusedly hard up just now. I happen to know that he has a short loan of two hundred and fifty thousand pounds out, falling due immediately.” | There was a general exclamation. Then, looking into the room, Captain Gore saw Sir Tom Churchill enter, and — called him. | ‘Churchill, isn’t it true that our handsome bridegroom has been rather crowded for cash of late?” - ‘“What do I know about it?” said Churchill, angrily. ‘‘ How can you, Gore, be talking about the man’s priyate affairs, with dozens of people within hearing?” aoe «<?Pon my soul, I didi think of that,” said Ca tain Gore, good-naturedly. ‘‘ However, only our own little EComicbooks