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Chapter 8

           

           Thetruthisand,asthereisnoaccountingfortastes,evenatastesostrangeasthismayberecordedwithoutbeinglookeduponasawilfulandmaliciousinventionthetruthisthatneitherMrsWacklesnorhereldestdaughterhadatanytimegreatlyfavouredthepretensionsofMrSwiveller,beingaccustomedtomakeslightmentionofhimas‘agayyoungman’andtosighandshaketheirheadsominouslywheneverhisnamewasmentioned.MrSwiveller’sconductinrespecttoMissSophyhavingbeenofthatvagueanddilatorykindwhichisusuallylookeduponasbetokeningnofixedmatrimonialintentions,theyoungladyherselfbeganincourseoftimetodeemithighlydesirable,thatitshouldbebroughttoanissueonewayorother.HenceshehadatlastconsentedtoplayoffagainstRichardSwivellerastrickenmarket-gardnerknowntobereadywithhisofferonthesmallestencouragement,andhenceasthisoccasionhadbeenspeciallyassignedforthepurposethatgreatanxietyonherpartforRichardSwiveller’spresencewhichhadoccasionedhertoleavethenotehehasbeenseentoreceive.‘Ifhehasanyexpectationsatalloranymeansofkeepingawifewell,’saidMrsWacklestohereldestdaughter,‘he’llstate‘emtousnowornever.’‘Ifhereallycaresaboutme,’thoughtMissSophy,‘hemusttellmeso,to-night.

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