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

           

           ‘Amy,’heresumed;‘yourdearsister,ourFanny,hascontractedhahum—amarriage,eminentlycalculatedtoextendthebasisofour—ha—connection,andto—hum—consolidateoursocialrelations.Mylove,Itrustthatthetimeisnotfardistantwhensome—ha—eligiblepartnermaybefoundforyou.’

           ‘Ohno!Letmestaywithyou.IbegandpraythatImaystaywithyou!Iwantnothingbuttostayandtakecareofyou!’

           Shesaiditlikeoneinsuddenalarm.

           ‘Nay,Amy,Amy,’saidMrDorrit.‘Thisisweakandfoolish,weakandfoolish.Youhavea—ha—responsibilityimposeduponyoubyyourposition.Itistodevelopthatposition,andbe—hum—worthyofthatposition.Astotakingcareofme;Ican—ha—takecareofmyself.Or,’headdedafteramoment,‘ifIshouldneedtobetakencareof,I—hum—can,withthe—ha—blessingofProvidence,betakencareof,I—hahum—Icannot,mydearchild,thinkofengrossing,and—ha—asitwere,sacrificingyou.’

           Owhatatimeofdayatwhichtobeginthatprofessionofself-denial;atwhichtomakeit,withanairoftakingcreditforit;atwhichtobelieveit,ifsuchathingcouldbe!

           ‘Don’tspeak,Amy.IpositivelysayIcannotdoit.I—ha—mustnotdoit.My—hum—consciencewouldnotallowit.Itherefore,mylove,taketheopportunityaffordedbythisgratifyingandimpressiveoccasionof—ha—solemnlyremarking,thatitisnowacherishedwishandpurposeofminetoseeyou—ha—eligibly(Irepeateligibly)married.

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