Richard Forrest, Bachelor — page 170: what you’re looking at

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MADLY IN LOVE. 161 fancy for fairy tales, no doubt? Shall I tell youa few which perhaps are new to you? Well, then, once upon a time——”’ | ‘‘Don’t make fun of me, I beg,’’ he uttered, languidly ; ‘“I never could stand it. But will you pay attention if I[ tell you something, Miss Cameron?’’ ‘‘Certainly.’’ ‘*You agree, then, not to getangry. Itis this: You are too serious. ’’ She let her quiet, passionless gaze wander far away, but did not reply. , “It seems to me,’’ he continued, somewhat eagerly. ‘You would beso much better off if you looked at life through rosier glasses than you do; this world is not half so bad a place, after all, if you only make yourself believe itis As she still remained silent, he went on, gravely: ‘It is a thousand pities, too—you are making a mistake; take my word for it and overcome it, if you can, Miss Cameron.’’ She turned to him, almost passionately, but checked her- self. “You don’t realize what you are saying, I think,’’ she answered. ‘‘You are a man of the world, whose very mode of living prevents him from fully comprehending what real sorrow means and who probably has never been called upon to bear any affliction. My life has been simplicity itself, and I have had to suffer alone. Neither of us can justly criticise the other.’’ | ‘“‘T do not mean to criticise you,’’ he returned, apologet- ically. ‘‘And believe me, I am speaking with all sincerity. I cannot help taking an interest in you, and I hate to see (E(0) im