Hope, and trust him. So now, dear, I
want you to indulge your little wife, and let me take Mr. Hope into our
confidence."
To Mary's surprise and disappointment, Walter's countenance fell.
"I don't know," said he, after a pause. "Unfortunately it's not Mr.
Bartley only that's against us."
"Well, but, dear," said Mary, "the more people there are against us, the
more we need one powerful friend and champion. Now you know Mr. Hope is a
man that everybody loves and respects, even your father."
Walter just said, gloomily, "I see objections, for all that; but do as
you please."
Mary's tender heart and loving nature couldn't accept an unwilling
assent. She turned her eyes on Walter a little reproachfully. "That's the
way to make me do what you please."
"I don't intend it so," said Walter. "When a husband and wife love each
other as we do, they must give in to each other."
"That's not what we said at the altar."
"Oh, the marriage service is rather one-sided. I promised very different
things to get you to marry me, and I mean to stand by them.
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