“And who is getting the best of the bargain? How many of them are truly happy?”
“What a broad view you take of the matter, Miss June.”
“If everyone would take a broader view of the subject, and study the character of each, instead of being carried away by a foolish infatuation, there would be far more happiness.”
“You are cruel to refuse me.”
“I should be far more so were I to accept you.”
“I shall never, never give you up.”
CHAPTER XVI.
A SHADOWED HOME.
They had wandered toward the house, and June, looking up, beheld Paul standing before her. His face was very pale, and it was evident that he was laboring under some great excitement. His presence angered Mr. Linton, who at best was not in a happy mood, but who said in a voice of extreme hauteur: