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Vauxhall

           "Ishallleavethefellowhalfmyproperty,"hesaid;"andhewillhave,besides,plentyofhisown;butasIamperfectlysurethatifyou,andI,andhissisterweretodieto-morrow,hewouldsay‘GoodGad!’andeathisdinnerjustaswellasusual,Iamnotgoingtomakemyselfanxiousabouthim.Lethimmarrywhomhelikes.It’snoaffairofmine."

           Amelia,ontheotherhand,asbecameayoungwomanofherprudenceandtemperament,wasquiteenthusiasticforthematch.OnceortwiceJoshadbeenonthepointofsayingsomethingveryimportanttoher,towhichshewasmostwillingtolendanear,butthefatfellowcouldnotbebroughttounbosomhimselfofhisgreatsecret,andverymuchtohissister’sdisappointmentheonlyridhimselfofalargesighandturnedaway.

           ThismysteryservedtokeepAmelia’sgentlebosominaperpetualflutterofexcitement.IfshedidnotspeakwithRebeccaonthetendersubject,shecompensatedherselfwithlongandintimateconversationswithMrs.Blenkinsop,thehousekeeper,whodroppedsomehintstothelady’s-maid,whomayhavecursorilymentionedthemattertothecook,whocarriedthenews,Ihavenodoubt,toallthetradesmen,sothatMr.Jos’smarriagewasnowtalkedofbyaveryconsiderablenumberofpersonsintheRussellSquareworld.

           Itwas,ofcourse,Mrs.Sedley’sopinionthathersonwoulddemeanhimselfbyamarriagewithanartist’sdaughter."But,lor’,Ma’am,"ejaculatedMrs.Blenkinsop,"wewasonlygrocerswhenwemarriedMr.S.

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