HettyHarper, 1869 - 69 pages |
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Page 38 - Where thou goest I will go. Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God...
Page 65 - said Rebecca, turning her face to Hetty. " Why not ? " said Hetty. " Why, of all the indiscretions I ever committed, this is the worst. I hope you will not be so foolish as I have been." " Why not ? " said Rebecca. " Because you would cut the last ground from under my father's feet. Rebecca, you have a noble soul committed to your care, for which you will have to answer at the Day of Judgment. Follow him — do not lead him. A led man is an ill thing. I have been to sea, and I know.