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"A testy old gentleman," thought Douw, "he must have his own way; but, all things considered, I am not justified to declining his offer. I will not pledge myself unnecessarily, however." A TESTY OLD GENTLEMAN THOUGHT DAL HE MUST HAVE HIS OWN WAY BUT ALL THINGS CONSIDERED I AM NOT JUSTIFIED TO DECLINING HIS OFFER I WILL NOT PLEDGE MYSELF UNNECESSARILY HOWEVER
sing presence. Rose had no very high pretensions for she had but a modest dowry, which she owed entirely to the generosity of her uncle; neither had she any right to raise exceptions on the score of birth, for her own origin was far from splendid, and as the other objections, Gerald resolved, and indeed, by the usages of the time, was warranted in resolving, not to listen to them for a moment. "Sir" said he, addressing the stranger, "your offer is liberal, and whatever hesitation I may feel in closing with it immediately, arises solely from my not having the honour of knowing anything of your family or station. Upon these points you can, of course, satisfy me without difficulty?' "As to my respectability," said the stranger, drily, "you must take that for granted at present; pester me with no inquiries; you can discover nothing more about me than I choose to make known. You shall have sufficient security for my respectability--my word, if you are honourable: if you are sordid, my gold. IST AND ONE OF NO VERY PREPOSSESSING PRESENCE ROSE HAD NOT VERY HIGH PRETENSIONS FOR SHE HAD BUT A MODEST DOWRY WHICH SHE OWED ENTIRELY TO THE GENEROSITY OF HER UNCLE NEITHER HAD SHE HAD ANY RIGHT TO RAISE EXCEPTIONS ON THE SCORE OF BIRTH FOR HER OWN ORIGIN WAS FAR FROM SPLENDID AND AS THE OTHER OBJECTIONS GERARD RESOLVED AND INDEED BY THE USAGES OF THE TIME WAS WARRANTED IN RESOLVING NOT TO LISTEN TO THEM FOR A MOMENT SIR SAID HE ADDRESSING THE STRANGER YOUR OFFER IS LIBERAL AND WHATEVER HESITATION I MAY FEEL IN CLOSING WITH IT IMMEDIATELY ARISES SOLELY FROM MY NOT HAVING THE HONOUR OF KNOWING ANYTHING OF YOUR FAMILY OR STATION UPON THESE POINTS YOU CAN OF COURSE SATISFY ME WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AS TO MY RESPECTABILITY SAID THE STRANGER DRYLY YOU MUST TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED AT PRESENT PESTER ME WITH NO INQUIRIES YOU CAN DISCOVER NOTHING MORE ABOUT ME THAN I CHOOSE TO MAKE KNOWN YOU SHALL HAVE SUFFICIENT SECURITY FOR MY RESPECTABILITY MY WORD IF YOU ARE HONOURABLE IF YOU ARE SORDID MY GOLD
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