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"Nay, captain, we will not enter into particulars; it is needless, it is worse than needless, and a matter that is exceedingly unpleasant to me. I must earnestly beg, sir, that you will not again refer to this subject under any circumstance." NAY CAPTAIN WE WILL NOT ENTER INTO PARTICULARS IT IS NEEDLESS IT IS WORSE THAN NEEDLESS IN A MATTER THAT IS EXCEEDINGLY UNPLEASANT TO ME I MUST EARNESTLY BEG SIR THAT YOU WILL NOT AGAIN REFER TO THIS SUBJECT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE
an of sandal wood, perfuming the soft atmosphere about them. "A subject who sues for a favor at court, Miss Huntington, if he is unsuccessful, thinks himself at least entitled to know the reason why he is denied." "But suppose the Court declines to give him a reason," said the lady, still coolly. "Its decision admits of no appeal, I must acknowledge," replied her suitor. "Then reason I have none, captain; and so pray let that suffice." "But, Miss Huntington, surely--" "Nay, captain," she said, at last, weary of his importunity, "you know well my feelings. Far be it from me to play for one moment the coquette's part. I thank you for the compliment you pay me by these assurances, but you are fully aware that I can never encourage a suit that finds no response in my heart. I trust that no word or act of mine has ever deceived you for one moment." "No, Miss Huntington, you have ever been thus cold and impassive towards me, ever turning a deaf ear to my prayer. Why, why can you not love me? MISES SHE SAID COOLLY AS SHE TOSSED HER FRAGRANT FAN OF SANDALWOOD PERFUMING THE SOFT ATMOSPHERE ABOUT THEM A SUBJECT WHO SUES FOR A FAVOUR AT COURT MISS HUNTINGTON IF HE IS UNSUCCESSFUL THINKS HIMSELF AT LEAST ENTITLED TO KNOW THE REASON WHY HE IS DENIED BUT SUPPOSE THE COURT DECLINES TO GIVE HIM A REASON SAID THE LADY STILL COOLLY ITS DECISION ADMITS OF NO APPEAL I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE REPLIED HER SUITOR THEN REASON I HAVE NONE CAPTAIN AND SO PRAY LET THAT SUFFICE BUT MISS HUNTINGTON SURELY NAY CAPTAIN SHE SAID AT LAST WEARY OF HIS IMPORTUNITY YOU KNOW WELL MY FEELINGS FAR BE IT FROM ME TO PLAY FOR ONE MOMENT THE COQUETTE'S PART I THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT YOU PAY ME BY THESE ASSURANCES BUT YOU ARE FULLY AWARE THAT I CAN NEVER ENCOURAGE A SUIT THAT FINDS NO RESPONSE IN MY HEART I TRUST THAT NO WORD OR ACT OF MINE HAS EVER DECEIVED YOU FOR ONE MOMENT NO MISS HUNTINGTON YOU HAVE EVER BEEN THUS COLD AND IMPASSIVE TOWARDS ME EVER TURNING A DEAF EAR TO MY PRAYER WHY WHY CAN YOU NOT LOVE ME
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