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Chapter XIX

           "Butdoyouneversingleonefromtherestoritmaybe,two?" 

           "Idofrequently;whenthegesturesorlooksofapairseemtellingatale:itamusesmetowatchthem." 

           "Whattaledoyoulikebesttohear?" 

           "Oh,Ihavenotmuchchoice!Theygenerallyrunonthesamethemecourtship;andpromisetoendinthesamecatastrophemarriage." 

           "Anddoyoulikethatmonotonoustheme?" 

           "Positively,Idon’tcareaboutit:itisnothingtome." 

           "Nothingtoyou?Whenalady,youngandfulloflifeandhealth,charmingwithbeautyandendowedwiththegiftsofrankandfortune,sitsandsmilesintheeyesofagentlemanyou" 

           "Iwhat?" 

           "Youknowandperhapsthinkwellof." 

           "Idon’tknowthegentlemenhere. Ihavescarcelyinterchangedasyllablewithoneofthem;andastothinkingwellofthem,Iconsidersomerespectable,andstately,andmiddle-aged,andothersyoung,dashing,handsome,andlively: butcertainlytheyareallatlibertytobetherecipientsofwhosesmilestheyplease,withoutmyfeelingdisposedtoconsiderthetransactionofanymomenttome." 

           "Youdon’tknowthegentlemenhere?Youhavenotexchangedasyllablewithoneofthem?Willyousaythatofthemasterofthehouse!" 

           "Heisnotathome." 

           "Aprofoundremark!Amostingeniousquibble!HewenttoMillcotethismorning,andwillbebackhereto-nightorto-morrow: doesthatcircumstanceexcludehimfromthelistofyouracquaintanceblothim,asitwere,outofexistence?" 

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