I Forbid the Banns! — page 360: what you’re looking at

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350 ‘7 FORBID THE BANNS I!” Was he certain that he should never again hear those words whispered in his ear, “‘She is bound to you by no Lieu He had almost reached his own house before he had resolved that he would implore of her to marry him as the people around them married. If she refused his entreaty he felt that he was strong enough to leave her. It would be better for him to leave her forever than to continue making her life wretched. When he opened his door with his latchkey he went upstairs and into one of the bedrooms. Hastily taking off some of his clothes, he threw himself, thoroughly exhausted in body and spirit, on the bed and slept soundly for some hours. | | Awaking, he found that it was almost noon. He has- tened to his bath-room and thence to his dressing room. He started, seeing his haggard face in a glass. His man brought hima letter, and then inquired what clothes he meant to wear—did he mean to ride before luncheon, or was he going to drive. The letter was in Bertha’s handwriting; it contained only afew words. “7 overheard what you said. You are right. You are free.” ‘When did Mrs. Charlton go out?” he asked the man. “Very early, sir. Having to catch the 8.35 she had to leave here at eight.”’ “| wonder did she go by Paddington,”’ said he. “No, sir, by Waterloo; I heard her direct the hansom driver.” “That is a quarter of an hour longer,” said Julian. “Better tell them downstairs that I shall lunch alone in half an hour.” “Yes, sir. And you will wear the light grays, sir ?”’ “‘ Yes, yes, of course,” m (EOMMIELYOO!|KS (EC)