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Chapter 17

           Wellnow,allIaskis,gotomyfatherandbuymeatonce!Concludethebargain!Andwhenyouhaveboughtmedon’tlooksotragic!"andshelaughedagain"andwhenyouhavepaidtheclergyman,andpaidthebridesmaids(withmonogramlocketsorbrooches)andpaidtheguests(withwedding-cakeandchampagne)andclearedupallscoreswitheverybody,eventothelastmanwhoshutsthedoorofthenuptialbroughamwillyoutakemeawayfarawayfromthisplacethishouse,wheremymother’sfacehauntsmelikeaghostinthedarkness;whereIamtorturedbyterrorsnightanddaywhereIhearsuchstrangesounds,anddreamofsuchghastlythings"herehervoicesuddenlybroke,andshehidherfaceagainstmybreast"Ohyes,Geoffrey,takemeawayasquicklyaspossible!LetusneverliveinhatefulLondon,butatWillowsmere;Imayfindsomeoftheoldjoysthereandsomeofthehappybygonedays."

           Touchedbytheappealingpathosofheraccents,Ipressedhertomyheart,feelingthatshewasscarcelyaccountableforthestrangethingsshesaidinherevidentlyoverwroughtandexcitablecondition.

           "Itshallbeasyouwish,mydarling,"Isaid"ThesoonerIhaveyoualltomyselfthebetter.ThisistheendofMarchwillyoubereadytomarrymeinJune?"

           "Yes,"sheanswered,stillhidingherface.

           "AndnowSibyl,"Iwenton"remembertheremustbenomoretalkofmoneyandbargaining.TellmewhatyouhavenotyettoldmethatyoulovemeandwouldlovemeevenifIwerepoor."

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