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Obstinacy

           WhenIgotoverthefirstcrashofbeingseizedasamurdereritdon’ttakearoverwhohasknockedaboutsomuchasmyselfsoverylongtorecoverfromacrashIworkedmywayroundtowhatyoufindmenow.AssuchIshallremain.Norelationswillbedisgracedbymeormadeunhappyforme,andandthat’sallI’vegottosay."Thedoorhadbeenopenedtoadmitanothersoldier-lookingmanoflessprepossessingappearanceatfirstsightandaweather-tanned,bright-eyedwholesomewomanwithabasket,who,fromherentrance,hadbeenexceedinglyattentivetoallMr.Georgehadsaid.Mr.Georgehadreceivedthemwithafamiliarnodandafriendlylook,butwithoutanymoreparticulargreetinginthemidstofhisaddress.Henowshookthemcordiallybythehandandsaid,"MissSummersonandgentlemen,thisisanoldcomradeofmine,MatthewBagnet.Andthisishiswife,Mrs.Bagnet."Mr.Bagnetmadeusastiffmilitarybow,andMrs.Bagnetdroppedusacurtsy."Realgoodfriendsofmine,theyare,"saldMr.George."ItwasattheirhouseIwastaken.""Withasecond-handwiolinceller,"Mr.Bagnetputin,twitchinghisheadangrily."Ofagoodtone.Forafriend.Thatmoneywasnoobjectto.""Mat,"saidMr.George,"youhaveheardprettywellallIhavebeensayingtothisladyandthesetwogentlemen.Iknowitmeetsyourapproval?"Mr.Bagnet,afterconsidering,referredthepointtohiswife."Oldgirl,"saidhe."Tellhim.Whetherornot.Itmeetsmyapproval.""Why,George,"exclaimedMrs.

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