I can tell you that. But I want to
know what John is up to--sending you away for a whole year--such
nonsense!"
Then Harry made John's proposal as attractive as he could, and Mrs.
Hatton listened with a face devoid of all expression, until he said: "I
want you with me, mother. I shall have no pleasure without you."
"There is something else you want, Harry. What is it?"
"Well, mother, there is a beautiful girl whom I love with all my heart
and soul. I want to take her with me, but I can not--unless you also
go."
Mrs. Hatton's face flushed, and she dropped her eyes, knowing that they
were full of anger. "Who is this girl?" she asked coldly.
"Lucy Lugur, the schoolmaster's daughter."
"Could you not take her own mother?"
"Lucy has no mother. Her father has been father and mother both to her
since she was two years old. He loves her beyond everything."
"I can believe that. I know a little of Ralph Lugur. He has been to see
me twice about the children of the village."
"He has them all at his beck and call.
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