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           WehavethreedaughtersbesidesthissonofwhomIhavespoken,andbeingfortunatelyabletogivethemgreateradvantagesthanwehavehadourselves,wehaveeducatedthemwell,verywell.Ithasbeenoneofourgreatcaresandpleasurestomakethemworthyofanystation."Alittleboastfulnessinhisfatherlytonehere,asifheaddedinhisheart,"evenoftheChesneyWoldstation."Notalittlemoremagnificence,therefore,onthepartofSirLeicester."Allthisissofrequent,LadyDedlock,whereIlive,andamongtheclasstowhichIbelong,thatwhatwouldbegenerallycalledunequalmarriagesarenotofsuchrareoccurrencewithusaselsewhere.Asonwillsometimesmakeitknowntohisfatherthathehasfalleninlove,say,withayoungwomaninthefactory.Thefather,whoonceworkedinafactoryhimself,willbealittledisappointedatfirstverypossibly.Itmaybethathehadotherviewsforhisson.However,thechancesarethathavingascertainedtheyoungwomantobeofunblemishedcharacter,hewillsaytohisson,’Imustbequitesureyouareinearnesthere.Thisisaseriousmatterforbothofyou.ThereforeIshallhavethisgirleducatedfortwoyears,’oritmaybe,’Ishallplacethisgirlatthesameschoolwithyoursistersforsuchatime,duringwhichyouwillgivemeyourwordandhonourtoseeheronlysooften.Ifattheexpirationofthattime,whenshehassofarprofitedbyheradvantagesasthatyoumaybeuponafairequality,youarebothinthesamemind,Iwilldomyparttomakeyouhappy.

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