I have Jaspar's consent to my
marriage with the girl, but I dare not attempt to consummate the scheme
in the city. She is so cursed obstinate, that it is a hard matter to
manage her. I saw Jaspar last night, and we concluded to have the
ceremony performed at Bellevue, as soon as possible, or that fiery son
of Mars and your worthy patriarch will be down upon us, and spoil the
whole."
"Never fear them," said Vernon. "You will not proceed for a week or
two?"
"A week or so will make no difference. But I am afraid it will take more
time than that to induce her to consent. The difficulty which has
troubled me more than any other is to get her to Bellevue. She tells
Dido that she will not go alive. She fears Jaspar more than she does me,
and rightly suspects that if she yields she will have to encounter
both. She has not seen me since the row at the wood-yard, and I intend
to transact all business with her through De Guy."
"She is a difficult case," suggested Vernon, to fill up a pause in
Maxwell's speech.
"Now, it has occurred to me," continued Maxwell, "that _you_ could
manage her like a young lamb.
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