Isabel Boncassen and Dolly
Longstaff! It was Titania and Bottom over again. It was
absolutely necessary that he should get rid of this intruder, and
he began to be afraid that he could not do this without using
language which would have been uncivil. 'Upon my word,' he said,
'I think you had better not talk about it any more. The young lady
is one for whom I have a very great respect.'
'I mean to marry her,' said Dolly, thinking to vindicate himself.
'You might as well think of marrying one of the stars.'
'One of the stars!'
'Or a royal princess.'
'Well! Perhaps that is your opinion, but I can't say that I agree
with you. I don't see why she shouldn't take me. I can give her a
position which you may call A1 out of the Peerage. I can bring her
into society. I can make an English lady of her.'
'You can't make anything of her,--except to insult her,--and me too
by talking of her.'
'I don't quite understand this,' said the unfortunate lover
getting up from his seat. 'Very likely she won't have me. Perhaps
she has told you so.
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