“He says he cannot. I—I don’t think I should like to try to persuade him.”
“Certainly not. Possibly the suggestion will come from him. His views may be altered by—er—circumstances.”
“What circumstances?”
But her uncle changed the subject.
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Transcriber's Note
The following apparent errors have been corrected:
- p. 43 "other things" changed to "other things."
- p. 49 "said the King" changed to "said the King."
- p. 71 "not knew" changed to "not know"
- p. 102 "all nigh" changed to "all night"
- p. 137 "presently." changed to "presently.”"
- p. 261 "Mr friend" changed to "My friend"
The following possible error has been left as printed: