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Chapter 14. Taking Advice

           But,perhaps,shelittlethinkshowIwouldretortuponherifImarriedherson.Iwouldopposeherineverything,andcompetewithher.Iwouldmakeitthebusinessofmylife.’

           Fannysetdownthebottlewhenshecametothis,andwalkedabouttheroom;alwaysstoppingandstandingstillwhileshespoke.

           ‘OnethingIcouldcertainlydo,mychild:Icouldmakeherolder.AndIwould!’

           Thiswasfollowedbyanotherwalk.

           ‘Iwouldtalkofherasanoldwoman.Iwouldpretendtoknow—ifIdidn’t,butIshouldfromherson—allaboutherage.Andsheshouldhearmesay,Amy:affectionately,quitedutifullyandaffectionately:howwellshelooked,consideringhertimeoflife.Icouldmakeherseemolderatonce,bybeingmyselfsomuchyounger.Imaynotbeashandsomeassheis;Iamnotafairjudgeofthatquestion,Isuppose;butIknowIamhandsomeenoughtobeathorninherside.AndIwouldbe!’

           ‘Mydearsister,wouldyoucondemnyourselftoanunhappylifeforthis?’

           ‘Itwouldn’tbeanunhappylife,Amy.ItwouldbethelifeIamfittedfor.Whetherbydisposition,orwhetherbycircumstances,isnomatter;Iambetterfittedforsuchalifethanforalmostanyother.’

           Therewassomethingofadesolatetoneinthosewords;but,withashortproudlaughshetookanotherwalk,andafterpassingagreatlooking-glasscametoanotherstop.

           ‘Figure!Figure,Amy!Well.Thewomanhasagoodfigure.Iwillgiveherherdue,andnotdenyit.Butisitsofarbeyondallothersthatitisaltogetherunapproachable?Uponmyword,Iamnotsosureofit.

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