I Forbid the Banns! — page 212: what you’re looking at

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202 ‘“T FORBID THE BANNS!” you take so much pains to convince us that your heart is in the right place? No one could ever doubt it.”’ ‘‘No one, indeed,’’ said Julian quite pleasantly. “Tf any man doubts it,’’ said Eric, ‘‘he had best look out for himself. I may be rough ‘‘No, no—not may be,’’ whispered Julian as if conversing with himself. ‘‘But I stand no damned nonsense,’’ continued the ex- overseer, bringing his fist down upon his knee with a force that showed that his soundness was not confined to his heart. Julian turned his eyes upon Bertha with something of an inquiry in them. He seemed to be asking her if, as an old acquaintance of this man‘s, she had ever witnessed such singular manifestations on his part, and if they were usually long of duration. Bertha flushed, and Julian’s face became white. ‘‘Eric,’’ said Bertha, ‘‘I am ashamed of you. You have no $ reason to make use of such strong language. Pray remem-— ber that you are not in the stockyard now.”’ ‘“‘T wish I was,’’ said hethoughtfully. ‘‘Why did we ever leave it, you and me, Bertha?’’ ‘Look here, my man,”’ said Julian Charlton; ‘‘don’t you think we’ve had about enough stockyard reminiscences and stockyard language to last us until train time?” “Until train time? You mean to turn me out of the house?’ cried Eric, starting to his feet.. “Is this your boasted British hospitality?’’ ‘‘Come, Eric, don’t make a big fool of yourself,’’ said Bertha in a soothing voice, taking his hand. At the action Julian's face became whiter. ‘I’m not making a fool of myself,’’ shouted Eric. ‘‘It’s you that brought me down here to make a fool of me, and I’ll not stand it—no, I’m——’’ ‘“‘It was very good of you to bring me the trunks,”’ said she. It was clear that she estimated this service a g od GoOmIiGcbooks (E@)