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russkii sex Yes, yes."
"And the marriage should be immediate and
secret--or, at least, not spoken of outside ourselves. Would the young lady be agreeable to that proceeding?"
"I do not know, sir!"
"Then russkii sex how are we to proceed?"
"I suppose that we--or one russkii sex of us--must ask her."
"Is this a sudden idea, Adam, a sudden
resolution?"
"A sudden resolution, sir, but not a sudden idea. If she agrees, all is well russkii sex and good. Russkii sex the sequence russkii sex is obvious."
"And it is to be kept a secret amongst ourselves?"
&russkii sex quot;I want no secret, sir, except for Mimi's good. For myself, I should like to shout it from the russkii sex house-tops! But we must be discreet; untimely knowledge to our enemy russkii sex might work incalculable harm."
"And how would you suggest, Adam, that russkii sex we could russkii sex combine the momentous question with secrecy?"
Adam grew red and moved uneasily.
"Someone must ask her--as soon as russkii sex possible!"
"And that someone?"
"I thought that you, sir, russkii sex would be so good!"
"God bless my soul! This is a new kind of duty to take on--at my time of life. Adam, I hope you know that you
can count on russkii sex me to help in any way I can!"
"I have already counted on you, russkii sex sir, when I ventured to make such a suggestion. I can only ask," he added, "that you will be more than ever kind to me--to us--and look on the painful duty as a voluntary act of grace, prompted by kindness and affection."
"Painful duty!"
"Yes," said Adam boldly. "Painful to you,