DELICIA - DELIGHT -
, said Clements, and picked up the little sheaf of papers, tore them once across, and dropped them into a waste paper basket under the dressing table.
Patrick's first emotion at this unexpected action was one of staggering relief. He gave a gasp, and his color came flooding back. Then he got up quickly, and thrust his hand into the basket. "No!" he said jerkily. "I don't play and not pay, sir! If you will neither advance me the money nor permit me to obtain it in my own way, keep my notes till I come of age, if you please!"
The Earl's hand closed over his wrist, and the grip of his slender fingers made Patrick wince. "Let them fall", he said quietly.
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