"To what will she come? Why are not the laws more stringent, that I might compel her to hear reason?"
"Console yourself, uncle. Were Britain a serfdom and you the Czar, you could not _compel_ me to this step. _I_ will write to Mr. Wynne. Give yourself no further trouble on the subject."
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"Why are not the laws more stringent, that I might compel her to hear reason?"
"Console yourself, uncle. Were you the Czar, you could not compel me to this step. I will write to Mr. Wynne. Give yourself no further trouble on the subject."
