Trip 1686 of 5250 collection book46
The more pathetically he pleaded for her compliancebook18 the more strenuously did she resist his remonstrances. Nevertheless he would notbook71 avail himself without further question of her generosity but that same night repairing to her apartment at the usual hour of meeting he prostrated himself before her and counterfeiting extreme agitation of spirit begged in the most urgent terms not even unaccompanied with tears that she would take back the present which he tendered for her acceptance and spare him the most insufferable mortification of thinking himself exposed to the imputation of being mercenary in his love.... read all
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