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In Which Miss Sharp and Miss Sedley Prepare to Open the Campaign

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           "Isn’theveryrich?"saidRebecca."TheysayallIndiannabobsareenormouslyrich."

           "Ibelievehehasaverylargeincome."

           "Andisyoursister-in-lawaniceprettywoman?"

           "La!Josephisnotmarried,"saidAmelia,laughingagain.

           PerhapsshehadmentionedthefactalreadytoRebecca,butthatyoungladydidnotappeartohaverememberedit;indeed,vowedandprotestedthatsheexpectedtoseeanumberofAmelia’snephewsandnieces.ShewasquitedisappointedthatMr.Sedleywasnotmarried;shewassureAmeliahadsaidhewas,andshedotedsoonlittlechildren.

           "IthinkyoumusthavehadenoughofthematChiswick,"saidAmelia,ratherwonderingatthesuddentendernessonherfriend’spart;andindeedinlaterdaysMissSharpwouldneverhavecommittedherselfsofarastoadvanceopinions,theuntruthofwhichwouldhavebeensoeasilydetected.Butwemustrememberthatsheisbutnineteenasyet,unusedtotheartofdeceiving,poorinnocentcreature!andmakingherownexperienceinherownperson.Themeaningoftheaboveseriesofqueries,astranslatedintheheartofthisingeniousyoungwoman,wassimplythis:"IfMr.JosephSedleyisrichandunmarried,whyshouldInotmarryhim?Ihaveonlyafortnight,tobesure,butthereisnoharmintrying."Andshedeterminedwithinherselftomakethislaudableattempt

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