Only, unfortunately, he
has no money."
"Adelaide Palliser would no more think of marrying Mr. Spooner than
you would have thought of marrying the cook."
"If I had liked the cook I should have asked her, and I don't see why
Mr. Spooner shouldn't ask Miss Palliser. She needn't take him."
In the meantime Miss Palliser was reading the following letter:--
Spoon Hall, 11th March, 18--.
MY DEAR LORD CHILTERN,--
I venture to suppose that at present you are acting as the
guardian of Miss Palliser, who has been staying at your
house all the winter. If I am wrong in this I hope you
will pardon me, and consent to act in that capacity for
this occasion. I entertain feelings of the greatest
admiration and warmest affection for the young lady I have
named, which I ventured to express when I had the pleasure
of staying at Harrington Hall in the early part of last
month. I cannot boast that I was received on that occasion
with much favour; but I know that I am not very good at
talking, and we are told in all the books that no man has
a right to expect to be taken at the first time of asking.
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