If you have one spark of compassion, let me not sue in vain--reject not one who feels it impossible to overcome the fatal, resistless passion which consumes her. Pawned my bike off and bought me a bus ticket back to Wasy. Stay, I entreat thee, Verezzi, if yet one spark of compassion lingers in your breast--stay and defend me from those who vainly seek one who is irrevocably thine. I mean, all my friends were very keen to join up, they were. With words such as these did the wily Matilda work upon the generous passions of Verezzi.
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