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They walked the whole distance which separated the two houses without a word being exchanged between them. Mr. Soher's thoughts were with the dead; his companion was already grieving for the daughter which she felt sure she was about to lose. Mr. Soher was ushered near the dying woman's bed.
"I thought we had been out only about one hour," said Adèle as Frank returned his watch to his fob. "Love takes no account of time," he said. "Now, let us talk business. I profess to be a business man you know." They talked about the obstacles to be vanquished, of Mr. Rougeant's wrath, of Tom Soher's jealousy. "Be of good cheer. Amor vincit omnia," were Frank's last words to her that evening.
One day, her father, being in a better mood than was his wont, told her that she ought to make up her mind about whom she wanted to marry. "It is not my intention to marry young," she said; "I want you to leave me quiet for a whole year." "Nonsense;" replied her father, "but if you promise me that in a year you will be Tom Soher's betrothed, I shall be satisfied."
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