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"My dear," he said, and his voice was earnest, "you know at least that what there is of good in me is at its best with you." MY DEAR HE SAID AND HIS VOICE WAS EARNEST YOU KNOW AT LEAST THAT WHAT THERE IS OF GOOD IN ME IS AT ITS BEST WITH YOU
 Mr. Kennaston assented, "but that isn't the question. You don't love him, Kathleen. You are about to marry him for his money. You are about to do what I thought to do yesterday. But you won't, Kathleen. You know that I need you, my dear, and--unreasonably enough, God knows--you love me." Mrs. Saumarez regarded him intently for a considerable space, and during that space the Eagle warred in her heart with the one foe he can never conquer. Love had a worthless ally; but Love fought staunchly. By and bye, "Yes," she said, and her voice was almost sullen; "I love you. I ought to love Billy, but I don't. I shall ask him to release me from my engagement. And yes, I will marry you if you like." He raised her hand to his lips. "You are an angel," Mr. Kennaston was pleased to say. "No," Mrs. Saumarez dissented, rather forlornly; "I'm simply a fool. Otherwise, I wouldn't be about to marry you, knowing you as I do for what you are--knowing that I haven't one chance in a hundred of any happiness. HE CRIED SCORNFULLY TWENTY OF ME PERHAPS MISTER CANASTON ASSENTED BUT THAT ISN'T THE QUESTION YOU DON'T LOVE HIM KATHLEEN YOU ARE ABOUT TO MARRY HIM FOR HIS MONEY YOU WERE ABOUT TO DO WHAT I THOUGHT TO DO YESTERDAY BUT YOU WON'T KATHLEEN YOU KNOW THAT I NEED YOU MY DEAR AND UNREASONABLY ENOUGH GOD KNOWS YOU LOVE ME MISSUS SOMMEREZ REGARDED HIM INTENTLY FOR A CONSIDERABLE SPACE AND DURING THAT SPACE THE EAGLE ROARED IN HER HEART WITH THE ONE FOE HE COULD NEVER CONQUER LOVE HAD A WORTHLESS ALLY BUT LOVE FOUGHT STAUNCHLY BY AND BY YES SHE SAID AND HER VOICE WAS ALMOST SULLEN I LOVE YOU I OUGHT TO LOVE BILLY BUT I DON'T I SHALL ASK HIM TO RELEASE ME FROM MY ENGAGEMENT AND YES I WILL MARRY YOU IF YOU LIKE HE RAISED HER HAND TO HIS LIPS YOU ARE AN ANGEL MISTER CANASTON WAS PLEASED TO SAY NO MISSUS SOMERREST ASSENTED RATHER FORLORNLY I'M SIMPLY A FOOL OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T BE ABOUT TO MARRY YOU KNOWING YOU AS I DO FOR WHAT YOU ARE KNOWING THAT I HAVEN'T ONE CHANCE IN A HUNDRED OF ANY HAPPINESS
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