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Chapter 21

           

           ‘Thegentleman’sbeenkindenough,mydear,’saidshe,inreplytothismuteinterrogation,‘toaskmewhetheryouwereinagoodplace,orinanyplaceatall,andwhenItoldhimno,youwerenotinany,hewassogoodastosaythat

           Thatwewantedagoodladinourhouse,’saidtheoldgentlemanandtheoldladybothtogether,‘andthatperhapswemightthinkofit,ifwefoundeverythingaswewouldwishittobe.’

           Asthisthinkingofit,plainlymeantthethinkingofengagingKit,heimmediatelypartookofhismother’sanxietyandfellintoagreatflutter;forthelittleoldcouplewereverymethodicalandcautious,andaskedsomanyquestionsthathebegantobeafraidtherewasnochanceofhissuccess.

           ‘Yousee,mygoodwoman,’saidMrsGarlandtoKit’smother,‘thatit’snecessarytobeverycarefulandparticularinsuchamatterasthis,forwe’reonlythreeinfamily,andareveryquietregularfolks,anditwouldbeasadthingifwemadeanykindofmistake,andfoundthingsdifferentfromwhatwehopedandexpected.

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