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"I know--I know! But I don't want her to marry you, doctor. Mr. Sarby is the man for my daughter. He is good-looking and clever and--",Patricia, noting the downy line that penciled the corners of her firm mouth, hesitated to put an inquiry that could be delicate enough to indicate the faint moustache without hurting Miss Jinny's feelings.,"That is impossible!" he said, positively. "Quite impossible!","Indeed! Then it appears that I am to be arrested.",Patricia gave her the brief outlines of her enrolment, and she nodded approvingly.,"I am sorry Mrs. Dallas said that," he remarked, when Maurice paused in his narrative.,"Why don't you wish to sell it, Uncle Jen?","She hated Maurice, and she did not want him to marry Miss Dallas.","Oh, hush!" cautioned Patricia, grasping his arm in her agitation. "She'll hear you! She's just back of us this minute.",It was then that the major displayed the goodness of his heart and the nobility of his character. Forgetting his own sorrows, he obtained permission from the relatives to adopt the child, and to take charge of the trifle of property coming to the lad. Then he bought Sarbylands; set estate and house in order under the name "Ashantee," and devoted his life to cherishing and training the lad, in whose blue eyes he saw a look of his dead love. This Platonic affection begotten by the deathless memory of the one passion of his life, filled his existence completely and rendered him entirely happy.,Dido shrugged her shoulders.,CHAPTER II GETTING ACQUAINTED.