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Chapter 5. Something Wrong Somewhere

           Principallyfor—hahum—yoursake,Amy.’

           Thislastconsiderationplainlyappeared,fromhismannerofpursuingit,tohavejustthatinstantcomeintohishead.

           ‘IsaidIwashurt.SoIam.SoI—ha—amdeterminedtobe,whateverisadvancedtothecontrary.Iamhurtthatmydaughter,seatedinthe—hum—lapoffortune,shouldmopeandretireandproclaimherselfunequaltoherdestiny.Iamhurtthatsheshould—ha—systematicallyreproducewhattherestofusblotout;andseem—hum—Ihadalmostsaidpositivelyanxious—toannouncetowealthyanddistinguishedsocietythatshewasbornandbredin—hahum—aplacethatImyselfdeclinetoname.Butthereisnoinconsistency—ha—nottheleast,inmyfeelinghurt,andyetcomplainingprincipallyforyoursake,Amy.Ido;Isayagain,Ido.ItisforyoursakethatIwishyou,undertheauspicesofMrsGeneral,toforma—hum—asurface.ItisforyoursakethatIwishyoutohavea—ha—trulyrefinedmind,and(inthestrikingwordsofMrsGeneral)tobeignorantofeverythingthatisnotperfectlyproper,placid,andpleasant.’

           Hehadbeenrunningdownbyjerks,duringhislastspeech,likeasortofill-adjustedalarum.Thetouchwasstilluponhisarm.Hefellsilent;andafterlookingabouttheceilingagainforalittlewhile,lookeddownather.Herheaddrooped,andhecouldnotseeherface;buthertouchwastenderandquiet,andintheexpressionofherdejectedfiguretherewasnoblame—nothingbutlove.

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