José — page 126: what you’re looking at

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= JOSE. 119 look upon you asa heroine since that Mississippi episode!” “Sir, it is my opinion that even with a courageous woman, certain conditions are necessary to impel her to become a heroine!” she replied, gazing into the distance. “Conditions? What kind, for example?’ he asked, in a lively tone. “Conditions, to be sure! for a woman who courts dangers from mere inclination is an abnormity,” she replied, with a scornful laugh. “Hither the ability of resistance is aroused by the necessity of self-reliance, ora woman’s heart must be filled by emotions so strong and deep, that they outweigh the natural apprehension of visible dangers.” McGregor rested a long look upon the clear, calm features of his companion. “And if I were to ask, Mary, whether there be nothing here which could possibly counterbalance in your heart the shadowy sides of my home,” he said, subduing his voice, and pressing his horse closer to hers; “what would you say?” “Mercy,” she cried, laughing in her former man- ner, while a soft blush colored her face; “how am I to judge your home well enough to know all its lights and shades, when I have been here only one night?” , , The young man’s face showed traces of anger, which disappeared, however, as quickly as they had arisen, “T wish,” he said, after a short pause; “you would not resort to the commonplace expedients of little coquettes, by pretending not to understand what is perfectly plain, but to answer a direct question as frankly and sincerely as it deserves, I desire an (E(e) Eomichbooks