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Chapter 13. Patriarchal

           

           ‘Deardear,’saidFlora,‘onlytothinkofthechangesathomeArthur—cannotovercomeit,andseemssonatural,MrClennamfarmoreproper—sinceyoubecamefamiliarwiththeChinesecustomsandlanguagewhichIampersuadedyouspeaklikeaNativeifnotbetterforyouwerealwaysquickandcleverthoughimmenselydifficultnodoubt,IamsuretheteachestsalonewouldkillmeifItried,suchchangesArthur—Iamdoingitagain,seemssonatural,mostimproper—asnoonecouldhavebelieved,whocouldhaveeverimaginedMrsFinchingwhenIcan’timagineitmyself!’

           ‘Isthatyourmarriedname?’askedArthur,struck,inthemidstofallthis,byacertainwarmthofheartthatexpresseditselfinhertonewhenshereferred,howeveroddly,totheyouthfulrelationinwhichtheyhadstoodtooneanother.‘Finching?’

           ‘Finchingohyesisn’titadreadfulname,butasMrF.saidwhenheproposedtomewhichhedidseventimesandhandsomelyconsentedImustsaytobewhatheusedtocallonlikingtwelvemonths,afterall,hewasn’tanswerableforitandcouldn’thelpitcouldhe,Excellentman,notatalllikeyoubutexcellentman!’

           Florahadatlasttalkedherselfoutofbreathforonemoment.Onemoment;forsherecoveredbreathintheactofraisingaminutecornerofherpocket-handkerchieftohereye,asatributetotheghostofthedepartedMrF.,andbeganagain.

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