Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 165: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Halt. 159 perceive my identity. ‘I should like to see him if it is not inconvenient.” “‘On business ?” she asked, leaning for- ward with undisguised agitation. “Well, yes,” I replied; ‘“‘on business, if he is at leisure ; but I do not wish to disturb him if he is engaged. I can return at some other time.” **You are very good,” she sighed, as she turned her horse’s head. ‘I wish he coula Teceive the same consideration from all of you.” «¢ All of us ?” I queried, as I walked along by the side of her steed. «¢ All of you lawyers,” she said. ** Lawyers !” I exclaimed. ‘‘ What makes you think I am a lawyer, M—Mistress Roanoke?” «¢ Are you not one ?” she cried, with sud- denly revived animation. “‘Why should you suppose that I am ?” I said, parrying her question with another. “‘Oh,” she remarked, dolefully, ‘‘ most of the gentlemen who come to see my father nowadays are lawyers. You are not one, are you ?” i comichbooks.com