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Chapter 8

           

           “ButIhatetohearyoutalkingsolikeafinegentleman,andasifwomenwereallfineladies,insteadofrationalcreatures.Wenoneofusexpecttobeinsmoothwaterallourdays.”

           “Ah!mydear,”saidtheAdmiral,“whenhehadgotawife,hewillsingadifferenttune.Whenheismarried,ifwehavethegoodlucktolivetoanotherwar,weshallseehimdoasyouandI,andagreatmanyothers,havedone.Weshallhavehimverythankfultoanybodythatwillbringhimhiswife.”

           “Ay,thatweshall.”

           “NowIhavedone,”criedCaptainWentworth.“Whenoncemarriedpeoplebegintoattackmewith‘Oh!youwillthinkverydifferently,whenyouaremarried.’Icanonlysay,‘No,Ishallnot;’andthentheysayagain,‘Yes,youwill,’andthereisanendofit.”

           Hegotupandmovedaway.

           “Whatagreattravelleryoumusthavebeen,ma’am!”saidMrsMusgrovetoMrsCroft.

           “Prettywell,ma’aminthefifteenyearsofmymarriage;thoughmanywomenhavedonemore.IhavecrossedtheAtlanticfourtimes,andhavebeenoncetotheEastIndies,andbackagain,andonlyonce;besidesbeingindifferentplacesabouthome:Cork,andLisbon,andGibraltar.ButIneverwentbeyondtheStreights,andneverwasintheWestIndies.WedonotcallBermudaorBahama,youknow,theWestIndies.”

           MrsMusgrovehadnotawordtosayindissent;shecouldnotaccuseherselfofhavingevercalledthemanythinginthewholecourseofherlife.

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