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Chapter 4

           

           However,IhopeIshallnotinterferewiththepropersequenceofmynarrativetoomuch,ifIdivergeforamomentatthispoint,inordertoexplainthemutualrelationsbetweenGeneralEpanchin’sfamilyandothersactingapartinthishistory,atthetimewhenwetakeupthethreadoftheirdestiny.Ihavealreadystatedthatthegeneral,thoughhewasamanoflowlyorigin,andofpooreducation,was,forallthat,anexperiencedandtalentedhusbandandfather.Amongotherthings,heconsidereditundesirabletohurryhisdaughterstothematrimonialaltarandtoworrythemtoomuchwithassurancesofhispaternalwishesfortheirhappiness,asisthecustomamongparentsofmanygrown-updaughters.Heevensucceededinranginghiswifeonhissideonthisquestion,thoughhefoundthefeatverydifficulttoaccomplish,becauseunnatural;butthegeneral’sargumentswereconclusive,andfoundeduponobviousfacts.Thegeneralconsideredthatthegirls’tasteandgoodsenseshouldbeallowedtodevelopandmaturedeliberately,andthattheparents’dutyshouldmerelybetokeepwatch,inorderthatnostrangeorundesirablechoicebemade;butthattheselectiononceeffected,bothfatherandmotherwereboundfromthatmomenttoenterheartandsoulintothecause,andtoseethatthematterprogressedwithouthindranceuntilthealtarshouldbehappilyreached.

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