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He stooped and picked it up, considered it for a moment, then slipped it into the basket that was slung on her arm. "Don't be agitated," he said, gently. "You needn't take me seriously unless you wish." She turned a face of piteous entreaty towards him. She was trembling uncontrollably. "Oh, please, Lord Wyverton," she said, earnestly, "please, don't ask me! Don't ask me!
They were two of a family of ten; a country clergyman's family that had for its support something under three hundred pounds a year. Phyllis, the eldest girl, worked for her living as a private secretary and had only lately returned home for a brief holiday. Lord Wyverton, who had seen her once or twice in town, had actually followed her thither to pursue his courtship.
She glanced at him with grey eyes that seemed to plead for mercy. "Yes, I like you," she said, slowly. "But " "Never mind the 'but," said Wyverton, quietly. "Will you marry me?" She turned fully round again and faced him. He saw that she was very pale. "Do you mean it?" she said. "Do you?" He frowned at her, though his eyes remained quizzical and kindly. "Don't be frightened," he said.
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