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Chapter 21

           IamsureyouhearnothingbutgoodofhimfromColonelWallis;andwhocanknowhimbetterthanColonelWallis?”

           “MydearMrsSmith,MrElliot’swifehasnotbeendeadmuchabovehalfayear.Heoughtnottobesupposedtobepayinghisaddressestoanyone.”

           “Oh!iftheseareyouronlyobjections,”criedMrsSmith,archly,“MrElliotissafe,andIshallgivemyselfnomoretroubleabouthim.Donotforgetmewhenyouaremarried,that’sall.Lethimknowmetobeafriendofyours,andthenhewillthinklittleofthetroublerequired,whichitisverynaturalforhimnow,withsomanyaffairsandengagementsofhisown,toavoidandgetridofashecan;verynatural,perhaps.Ninety-nineoutofahundredwoulddothesame.Ofcourse,hecannotbeawareoftheimportancetome.Well,mydearMissElliot,Ihopeandtrustyouwillbeveryhappy.MrElliothassensetounderstandthevalueofsuchawoman.Yourpeacewillnotbeshipwreckedasminehasbeen.Youaresafeinallworldlymatters,andsafeinhischaracter.Hewillnotbeledastray;hewillnotbemisledbyotherstohisruin.”

           “No,”saidAnne,“Icanreadilybelieveallthatofmycousin.Heseemstohaveacalmdecidedtemper,notatallopentodangerousimpressions.Iconsiderhimwithgreatrespect.Ihavenoreason,fromanythingthathasfallenwithinmyobservation,todootherwise.ButIhavenotknownhimlong;andheisnotaman,Ithink,tobeknownintimatelysoon.

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