Look Before You Leap A Novel Author:Mrs. Alexander General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1882 Original Publisher: H. Holt Subjects: Fiction / Classics Literary Collections / General Literary Collections / American / General Literary Collections / Essays Literary Criticism / General Literary Criticism / American / General Literary Criticism / Europea... more »n / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. AS soon as Neville and his friend could manage it they escaped from the festivities of Saratoga Lodge. It was a lovely night. " The young May moon" was beaming as though especially bespoken for the occasion, and the gentlemen, lighting their cigars, strolled along between the fragrant gardens which adorn " the shady groves of the Evangelist," in the direction of town. Sir Frederic was the first to speak -- " What do you think of the venture noiv, Neville ?" " Do you think I have any chance ?" was the 'counter-question. " You'll go in and win, I suppose. 'Gad ! you are in great luck! I say, old fellow, I am more than half sorry I agreed to bestow the heiress on you ; she is a delightful creature, one's beau ideal of a girl, so frank and unconventional." " Compton, if you regret your proposition for a moment, I will give up the scheme." " Nonsense! I was in jest. If Miss Delvigne was twice as charming, I look upon her as socompletely your property, that I do not give her a thought for myself. But there is something peculiar about that little quiet girl I was dancing with, and, by Jove! her name is Del- vigne too, for somebody spoke to her and your beauty answered, and then Mrs. Coleman -- yes, it was Mrs. Coleman -- said, rather stiffly, pointing to my little partner, ' I mean this Miss De...« less