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Chapter 84

           Itgrewmorepatent,afterseveralattemptsatlove-makingonthepartofCalhoun,withcorrespondingrepulsesonthepartofLouise.

           Theplanterhadnowabetteropportunityofbecomingacquaintedwiththetruecharacterofhisnephew;andalmosteveryday;sincetheirarrivalatCasadelCorvo,hadthisbeendevelopingitselftohisdiscredit.

           Calhoun’squarrelwiththemustanger,anditsending,hadnotstrengthenedhisuncle’srespectforhim;though,asakinsman,hewasunderthenecessityoftakingsideswithhim.

           Therehadoccurredothercircumstancestocauseachangeinhisfeelings—tomakehim,notwithstandingitsmanyadvantages,disliketheconnection.

           Alas!therewasmuchalsotorenderit,ifnotagreeable,atleastnottobeslightinglysetaside.

           Indecision—perhapsmorethanthesorrowforhisson’slossdictatedthecharacterofhisreply.

           "IfIunderstandyouaright,nephew,youmeanmarriage!Surelyitisnotthetimetotalkofitnow—whiledeathisinourhouse!Tothinkofsuchathingwouldcauseascandalthroughoutthesettlement."

           "Youmistakeme,uncle.Idonotmeanmarriage—thatis,notnow.Onlysomethingthatwillsecureit—whenthepropertimearrives."

           "Idonotunderstandyou,Cash."

           "You’lldothat,ifyouonlylistentomeaminute."

           "Goon."

           "Well;whatIwanttosayisthis.I’vemadeupmymindtogetmarried.I’mnowcloseuponthirty—asyouknow;andatthattimeamanbeginstogettiredofrunningabouttheworld.

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