The Wreck of the South Pole and Other Strange Tales — page 128: what you’re looking at

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PENELOPE. “Robert,” said Aunt Christine to her brother, “I want to speak to you about that girl. [am all out of patience with her.” “What has poor Nell been doing now?” “Nothing. That is the trouble. Nothing, when she ought to be getting married, or getting ready to do so.” ‘Perhaps she doesn’t wish to,” answered Uncle Rob, with a light laugh at his sister’s vehemence. ‘“That’s it! Here she is, rich, good-looking and intel- ligent, and at the age of 26 still unmarried; and when I spoke to her to-day about Senator Tredennis and Lord Richland, wanting to know which she intended to marry, she quietly informed me that she hadn’t the slightest in- tention of marrying any one at present! Sometimes I wish that uncle of hers had not left her that money. I shouldn’t have so much to worry over if she were the poor girl she was ten years ago.” ‘By the way, I wonder where she is?” “In the parlor refusing Lord Richland very likely.” “Well, suppose I go and stop it?” He smiled to himself as lhe walked down the piazza, at (SO) CONNIE KOOKS