It is therefore, perhaps, only natural that Mr.
Glynde should be quite prepared to make some sacrifice of feeling or
sentiment (especially the feeling and sentiment of another) in order to
secure a position.
Arthur Agar simply followed the spirit of the age. He could not succeed
alone, and therefore he proceeded to form a syndicate to compel Dora to
love him, or in the meantime to marry him.
"Of course," said Sister Cecilia to Mrs. Agar, when the matter was first
under discussion, "she would soon learn to care for him. Women _always_
do."
Which shows how much Sister Cecilia knew about it.
"And besides, I believe she cares for him already," added Mrs. Agar, who
never did things by halves.
Sister Cecilia dropped her head on one side and looked convinced--to
order.
"Of course," pursued Mrs. Agar vaguely, "I am very fond of Dora; no one
could be more so. But I must confess that I do not always understand
her."
Even to Sister Cecilia it would not do to confess that she was afraid of
her.
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