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| The young man had taken his hand gratefully; their hands were joined as the Doctor spoke. |
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| I give the promise, without any condition. I believe your object to be, purely and truthfully, as you have stated it. I believe your intention is to perpetuate, and not to weaken, the ties between me and my other and far dearer self. If she should ever tell me that you are essential to her perfect happiness, I will give her to you. | |
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| Stryver tells Sydney about his plans to marry Lucie |
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| Now you know all about it, Syd. I don’t care about fortune: she is a charming creature, and I have made up my mind to please myself: on the whole, I think I can afford to please myself. She will have in me a man already pretty well off, and a rapidly rising man, and a man of some distinction: it is a piece of good fortune for her, but she is worthy of good fortune. Do you approve? | |
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