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XXXIV

           ButaconfidentialtalkwithMadamedeChantelleimpliedthedetaileddiscussionofplansofwhichAnnacouldhardlyyetbeartoconsiderthevaguestoutline:thedateofhermarriage,therelativeadvantagesofsailingfromLondonorLisbon,thepossibilityofhiringahabitablehouseattheirnewpost;and,whentheseproblemswereexhausted,theapplicationofthesamemethodtothesubjectofOwen’sfuture.

           Hisgrandmother,havingnosuspicionoftherealreasonofSophyViner’sdeparture,hadthoughtit“extremelysuitable”oftheyounggirltowithdrawtotheshelterofheroldfriends’roofinthehourofbridalpreparation.ThismaidenlyretreathadinfactimpressedMadamedeChantellesofavourablythatshewasdisposedforthefirsttimetotalkoverOwen’sprojects;andaseveryhumaneventtranslateditselfforherintotermsofsocialanddomesticdetail,Annahadperforcetotravelthesameroundagain.ShefeltamomentaryreliefwhenDarrowpresentlyjoinedthem;buthiscomingservedonlytodrawtheconversationbacktothequestionoftheirownfuture,andAnnafeltanewpangassheheardhimcalmlyandlucidlydiscussingit.Didsuchself-possessionimplyindifferenceorinsincerity?Inthatproblemhermindperpetuallyrevolved;andshedreadedtheoneanswerasmuchastheother.

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