Chapter 39

           

           Allthatday,thoughhewaitedforMrAbeluntilevening,Kitkeptclearofhismother’shouse,determinednottoanticipatethepleasuresofthemorrow,buttoletthemcomeintheirfullrushofdelight;forto-morrowwasthegreatandlonglooked-forepochinhislife—to-morrowwastheendofhisfirstquarter—thedayofreceiving,forthefirsttime,onefourthpartofhisannualincomeofSixPoundsinonevastsumofThirtyShillings—to-morrowwastobeahalf-holidaydevotedtoawhirlofentertainments,andlittleJacobwastoknowwhatoystersmeant,andtoseeaplay.

           Allmannerofincidentscombinedinfavouroftheoccasion:notonlyhadMrandMrsGarlandforewarnedhimthattheyintendedtomakenodeductionforhisoutfitfromthegreatamount,buttopayithimunbrokeninallitsgiganticgrandeur;notonlyhadtheunknowngentlemanincreasedthestockbythesumoffiveshillings,whichwasaperfectgod-sendandinitselfafortune;notonlyhadthesethingscometopasswhichnobodycouldhavecalculatedupon,orintheirwildestdreamshavehoped;butitwasBarbara’squartertoo—Barbara’squarter,thatveryday—andBarbarahadahalf-holidayaswellasKit,andBarbara’smotherwasgoingtomakeoneoftheparty,andtotaketeawithKit’smother,andcultivateheracquaintance.

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