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Updated: June 26, 2025
I a victim I the prey of a fortune-hunter, or the slave of a brute! I look as if I was likely to be do I not? Father, you insult your daughter by the thought," exclaimed Sybil, with flushing cheeks and flashing eyes. "There, there, my dear! don't flame up!" said the old man, laying his hand upon the fiery creature's head; "be quiet as you can, Sybil I cannot bear excitement now, child."
'You must pardon me, madam, for again and again repeating, in my own defence, that there is no part of my conduct which can justify such an accusation. 'How, Miss! Is an avowed partiality for a fortune-hunter no proof? Is it no stain on the character of a modern young lady? Is it no insult to her family? 'It was a partiality which had never been avowed, till death had put an end to hope.
"Oh! that's odd in one who, you say, is a fortune-hunter. Well, what is it? Everyone has a weak point, and another girl won't do just now." "His weakest point is his fondness for that treacherous and abominable sex of which I have just had so painful an example; and in the church too, yes, in my church."
For days past I've seen right into his mind seen, I mean, the struggle that has been taking place between his pride and yes, the extraordinary attraction that girl seems to have for him. He's no fortune-hunter, you know; also, he wants so little, the lucky man, that I think her money would be a positive bother to him." Lionel Varick stared at Blanche Farrow.
Boswell rejoiced like a "fortune-hunter who has got an heiress into a post-chaise with him to set out for Gretna Green." Yet the joy was with trembling. Arrived at Dillys', Johnson found himself amongst strangers, and Boswell watched anxiously from a corner. "Who is that gentleman?" whispered Johnson to Dilly. "Mr. Arthur Lee."
Miss Hugonin crooned, in an ecstacy of tenderness and woe. "He found this first will in one of the other drawers, and thought he was the rich one, and came in a great whirl of joy to ask me to marry him, and I was horrid to him! Oh, what a mess I've made of it! I've called him a fortune-hunter, and I've told him I love another man, and he'll never, never ask me to marry him now.
With this over his shoulder he retraced his steps to the balloon hangar and placed the ladder against the side. Then he started to climb up. "What are you going to do?" yelled Tom, leaning over from his seat to watch the elderly fortune-hunter. "I'm going to cut that wire!" was the answer. "Don't! If you touch it you'll be shocked to death! I may be able to get out of here.
Do you think I want to see her married to to the son of a fellow like that a canting snuffler who prigs letters and splits on his own son?" and swinging the fat finger round he thrust it almost into the face of Mr. Knight. "What did you say?" gasped Godfrey. "That I am a fortune-hunter?" "Yes, that's what I said, and I'll repeat it if you like."
Travilla, on one side, and her father on the other, effectually preventing any near approach to her person on the part of the baffled and disappointed fortune-hunter. He walked back to his boarding-house, cursing his ill luck and Messrs. Dinsmore and Travilla, and gave notice to his landlady that his room would become vacant the next morning.
Had he been in any doubt as to its authorship that doubt must now be at rest. But he would never tell her of that episode. For one thing, his promise to Joan bound him. Like a stab came the remembrance of that man of whom Biddy had written the man towards whom she had confessed a violent attraction and who had behaved as a cad and a fortune-hunter would naturally behave.
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