You seem to have run up against a snag , Mr. Douglas . You say Frank Harmon is dead . That 's good riddance if it 's true . Is it true ? '' `` His brother declares it is . '' `` Well , then , I 'll help you all I can . I like you , Mr. Douglas , and I happen to be fond of Lynde , too -- though you may n't believe it . I 'm fond of her for her mother 's sake and I 'd like to see her happy . I did n't want to give her to Harmon that time three years ago but I could n't help myself . He had the upper hand , curse him . It was n't for my own sake , though -- it was for my wife 's . However , that 's all over and done with and I 'll do the best I can to atone for it . So you wo n't marry your minister because your father was not a good man , Lynde ? Well , I do n't suppose he was a very good man -- a man who makes his wife 's life a hell , even in a refined way , is n't exactly a saint , to my way of thinking . But that 's the worst that could be said of him and it does n't entail any indelible disgrace on his family , I suppose . I am not your father , Lynde . '' `` Not my father ? '' Lynde echoed the words blankly . `` No . Your father was your mother 's first husband .
She never told you XXXXX him .
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