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Chapter 17

           Wellnow,allIaskis,gotomyfatherandbuymeatonce!Concludethebargain!Andwhenyouhaveboughtme—don’tlooksotragic!"andshelaughedagain—"andwhenyouhavepaidtheclergyman,andpaidthebridesmaids(withmonogramlocketsorbrooches)andpaidtheguests(withwedding-cakeandchampagne)andclearedupallscoreswitheverybody,eventothelastmanwhoshutsthedoorofthenuptialbrougham—willyoutakemeaway—farawayfromthisplace—thishouse,wheremymother’sfacehauntsmelikeaghostinthedarkness;whereIamtorturedbyterrorsnightandday—whereIhearsuchstrangesounds,anddreamofsuchghastlythings—"herehervoicesuddenlybroke,andshehidherfaceagainstmybreast—"Ohyes,Geoffrey,takemeawayasquicklyaspossible!LetusneverliveinhatefulLondon,butatWillowsmere;Imayfindsomeoftheoldjoysthere—andsomeofthehappybygonedays."

           Touchedbytheappealingpathosofheraccents,Ipressedhertomyheart,feelingthatshewasscarcelyaccountableforthestrangethingsshesaidinherevidentlyoverwroughtandexcitablecondition.

           "Itshallbeasyouwish,mydarling,"Isaid—"ThesoonerIhaveyoualltomyselfthebetter.ThisistheendofMarch—willyoubereadytomarrymeinJune?"

           "Yes,"sheanswered,stillhidingherface.

           "AndnowSibyl,"Iwenton—"remember—theremustbenomoretalkofmoneyandbargaining.Tellmewhatyouhavenotyettoldme—thatyouloveme—andwouldlovemeevenifIwerepoor."

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