Тарзан, приёмыш обезьян

           "Ifithadbeenjustyou,believeme,Iwouldn’thavedoneit,forIknewfromthestartthatitwouldonlyhurtmeinyoureyes,butIcouldn’tthinkofthatdearoldmanlivingintheholewefoundhere.Won’tyoupleasebelievethatIdiditjustforhimandgivemethatlittlecrumbofpleasureatleast?"

           "Idobelieveyou,Mr.Clayton,"saidthegirl,"becauseIknowyouarebigenoughandgenerousenoughtohavedoneitjustforhim—and,ohCecil,IwishImightrepayyouasyoudeserve—asyouwouldwish."

           "Whycan’tyou,Jane?"

           "BecauseIloveanother."

           "Canler?"

           "No."

           "Butyouaregoingtomarryhim.HetoldmeasmuchbeforeIleftBaltimore."

           Thegirlwinced.

           "Idonotlovehim,"shesaid,almostproudly.

           "Isitbecauseofthemoney,Jane?"

           Shenodded.

           "ThenamIsomuchlessdesirablethanCanler?Ihavemoneyenough,andfarmore,foreveryneed,"hesaidbitterly.

           "Idonotloveyou,Cecil,"shesaid,"butIrespectyou.IfImustdisgracemyselfbysuchabargainwithanyman,IpreferthatitbeoneIalreadydespise.IshouldloathethemantowhomIsoldmyselfwithoutlove,whomsoeverhemightbe.Youwillbehappier,"sheconcluded,"alone—withmyrespectandfriendship,thanwithmeandmycontempt.