"That she shall never do, Mr. Thwaite;--no, by heavens. It is not necessary that she should have your consent to make such an alliance as her friends think proper for her. You have entangled her by a promise, foolish on her part, and very wicked on yours, and you may work us much trouble. You may delay the settlement of all this question,--perhaps for years; and half ruin the estate by prolonged lawsuits; you may make it impossible for me to pay your father what I owe him till he, and I also, shall be no more; but you cannot, and shall not, have access to my daughter." Daniel Thwaite, as he returned home, tried to think it all over dispassionately. Was it as the Countess had represented? Was he acting the part of the dog in the manger, robbing others of happiness without the power of achieving his own? He loved the girl, and was he making her miserable by his love? He was almost inclined to think that the Countess had spoken truth in this respect. END OF VOL. I. Printed by Virtue and Co., City Road, London. * * * * * * LADY ANNA. by ANTHONY TROLLOPE. In Two Volumes. VOL. II. London: Chapman and Hall, 193, Piccadilly. 1874. [All rights reserved.] London: Printed by Virtue and Co., City Road. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. XXV. DANIEL THWAITE'S LETTER. XXVI. THE KESWICK POET. XXVII. LADY ANNA'S LETTER. XXVIIII. LOVEL V. MURRAY AND ANOTHER. XXIX. DANIEL THWAITE ALONE. XXX. JUSTICE IS TO BE DONE. XXXI. THE VERDICT. XXXII. WILL YOU PROMISE? XXXIII. DANIEL THWAITE RECEIVES HIS MONEY. XXXIV. I WILL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR NOTHING. XXXV. THE SERJEANT AND MRS. BLUESTONE AT HOME. XXXVI. IT IS STILL TRUE. XXXVII. LET HER DIE. XXXVIII. LADY ANNA'S BEDSIDE. XXXIX. LADY ANNA'S OFFER. XL. NO DISGRACE AT ALL. XLI. NEARER AND NEARER. XLII. DANIEL THWAITE COMES TO KEPPEL STREET. XLIII. DANIEL THWAITE COMES AGAIN. XLIV. THE ATTEMPT AND NOT THE DEED CONFOUNDS US. XLV. THE LAWYERS AGREE. XLVI. HARD LINES. XLVII. THINGS ARRANGE THEMSELVES. XLVIII. THE MARRIAGE. LADY ANNA. CHAPTER XXV. DANIEL THWAITE'S LETTER.