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Chapter 15. No just Cause or Impediment why these Two Persons

           Havingnow,asitwere,formallywounduphersinglelifeandarrangedherworldlyaffairs,Fannyproceededwithcharacteristicardourtopreparefortheseriouschangeinhercondition.

           ThepreparationconsistedinthedespatchofhermaidtoParisundertheprotectionoftheCourier,forthepurchaseofthatoutfitforabrideonwhichitwouldbeextremelylow,inthepresentnarrative,tobestowanEnglishname,buttowhich(onavulgarprincipleitobservesofadheringtothelanguageinwhichitprofessestobewritten)itdeclinestogiveaFrenchone.Therichandbeautifulwardrobepurchasedbytheseagents,inthecourseofafewweeksmadeitswaythroughtheinterveningcountry,bristlingwithcustom-houses,garrisonedbyanimmensearmyofshabbymendicantsinuniformwhoincessantlyrepeatedtheBeggar’sPetitionoverit,asifeveryindividualwarrioramongthemweretheancientBelisarius:andofwhomthereweresomanyLegions,thatunlesstheCourierhadexpendedjustonebushelandahalfofsilvermoneyrelievingtheirdistresses,theywouldhavewornthewardrobeoutbeforeitgottoRome,byturningitoverandover.Throughallsuchdangers,however,itwastriumphantlybrought,inchbyinch,andarrivedatitsjourney’sendinfinecondition.

           Thereitwasexhibitedtoselectcompaniesoffemaleviewers,inwhosegentlebosomsitawakenedimplacablefeelings.Concurrently,activepreparationsweremadeforthedayonwhichsomeofitstreasuresweretobepubliclydisplayed.

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