Alpha Book

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"Then you will repent it all the days of your life."
"Probably. I think I heard Miss Dane making a similar remark to your
affianced about you."
"The impertinent little wretch! Let her wait until I am Mr. Walraven's
wife!"
"Vague and terrible! When is it to be?"
"The wedding? Next month."
"Poor Walraven! There, Blanche, don't flash up, pray! When you are
married you will want to get blue-eyed Mollie off your hands, so please
transfer her to me, little flash of lightning that she is! I always did
like unbroken colts for the pleasure of taming them."
Mrs. Walraven was told of her son's approaching marriage the day after
the dinner-party; disapproved, but said nothing. Mollie disapproved, and
said everything.
"It's of no use talking now, Mollie!" her guardian exclaimed,
impatiently. "I must and will marry Blanche."
"And, oh! what a pitiable object you will be twelve months after! But
I'll never desert you--never strike my flag to the conqueress. 'The boy
stood on the burning deck.' I'll be a second Casi--what you may call
him? to you.


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