"
"Then, as Major Brockton said, you must win her like a Southern
gentleman. Her spirit is as high as yours. You can't continue to
speak to her as you did last night and this morning. Try to realize
the facts. In the seclusion of her bringing up, Louise has learned
nothing of the conventionalities of society which might incline her
toward a good match on general principles. So far from this, the
many old-fashioned romances she has read have made her feel that she
must and WILL have her romance. If you can make Louise feel that you
love her so well as to become her gallant suitor, circumstances may
soon give you great advantages. She may be cold and indifferent for
a time, but like all passionate high-strung natures, present
impulses against may turn just as strongly for you. At least, you
have not to contend with that most fatal of all attitudes--
indifference. A great change in you will be a flattering tribute to
her power to which no girl would be indifferent. I must tell you now
once for all that I will not again assist in any high-handed
measures against Louise.
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