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Chapter 2

           

           Now,uponhisfather’smarriage,itwasverygenerallyproposed,asamostproperattention,thatthevisitshouldtakeplace.Therewasnotadissentientvoiceonthesubject,eitherwhenMrs.PerrydrankteawithMrs.andMissBates,orwhenMrs.andMissBatesreturnedthevisit.NowwasthetimeforMr.FrankChurchilltocomeamongthem;andthehopestrengthenedwhenitwasunderstoodthathehadwrittentohisnewmotherontheoccasion.Forafewdays,everymorningvisitinHighburyincludedsomementionofthehandsomeletterMrs.Westonhadreceived."IsupposeyouhaveheardofthehandsomeletterMr.FrankChurchillhaswrittentoMrs.Weston?Iunderstanditwasaveryhandsomeletter,indeed.Mr.Woodhousetoldmeofit.Mr.Woodhousesawtheletter,andhesaysheneversawsuchahandsomeletterinhislife."

           Itwas,indeed,ahighlyprizedletter.Mrs.Westonhad,ofcourse,formedaveryfavourableideaoftheyoungman;andsuchapleasingattentionwasanirresistibleproofofhisgreatgoodsense,andamostwelcomeadditiontoeverysourceandeveryexpressionofcongratulationwhichhermarriagehadalreadysecured.Shefeltherselfamostfortunatewoman;andshehadlivedlongenoughtoknowhowfortunateshemightwellbethought,wheretheonlyregretwasforapartialseparationfromfriendswhosefriendshipforherhadnevercooled,andwhocouldillbeartopartwithher.

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