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Anthony Trollope: The Belton Estate16. CHAPTER XVI: THE HEIR'S SECOND VISIT TO BELTON (continued)'To Captain Aylmer?' 'Yes; to Captain Aylmer. You know that I had known him very long. I hope that you are not angry with me because I did not write and tell you. Strange as it may seem, seeing that you had heard it already, it is not a week yet since it was settled; and had I written to you, I could only have addressed my letter to you here.' 'I wasn't thinking about that. I didn't specially want you to write to me. What difference would it make?' 'But I should have felt that I owed it to your kindness and your regard for me.' 'My regard! What's the use of regard?' 'You are not going to quarrel with me, Will, because because because . If you had really been my brother, as you once said you would be, you could not but have approved of what I have done.' 'But I am not your brother.' 'Oh, Will; that sounds so cruel!' 'I am not your brother, and I have no right to approve or disapprove.' 'I will not say that I could make my engagement with Captain Aylmer dependent on your approval. It would not be fair to him to do so, and it would put me into a false position.' ' Have I asked you to make any such absurd sacrifice?' 'Listen to me, Will. I say that I could not do that. But, short of that, there is nothing I would not do to satisfy you. I think so much of your judgment and goodness, and so very much of your affection; I love you so dearly, that Oh, Will, say a kind word to me!' 'A kind word; yes, but what sort of kindness? This is page 210 of 446. [Mark this Page] Mark any page to add this title to Your Bookshelf. (0 / 10 books on shelf) Buy a copy of The Belton Estate at Amazon.com
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