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“Well, I can’t help it, as I know of. I can’t get his mother, and I can’t love him myself, nor anybody else, as I know of.” “Why can’t you?” said Eva. “Love Dodo! Why, Eva, you wouldn’t have me! I may like him well enough; but you don’t love your servants.” “I do, indeed.” “How odd!” “Don’t the Bible say we must love everybody?” “O, the Bible! To be sure, it says a great many such things; but, then, nobody ever thinks of doing them,- you know, Eva, nobody does.” Eva did not speak; her eyes were fixed and thoughtful, for a few moments. “At any rate,” she said, “dear cousin, do love poor Dodo, and be kind to him, for my sake!” “I could love anything, for your sake, dear cousin; for I really think you are the loveliest creature that I ever saw!” And Henrique spoke with an earnestness that flushed his handsome face. Eva received it with a perfect simplicity, without even a change of feature; merely saying, “I’m glad you feel so, dear Henrique! I hope you will remember.” The dinner-bell put an end to the interview. |
