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Chapter 4

           

           ThecharmingAugustaHawkins,inadditiontoalltheusualadvantagesofperfectbeautyandmerit,wasinpossessionofanindependentfortune,ofsomanythousandsaswouldalwaysbecalledten;apointofsomedignity,aswellassomeconvenience:thestorytoldwell;hehadnotthrownhimselfawayhehadgainedawomanof10,000l.orthereabouts;andhehadgainedherwithsuchdelightfulrapiditythefirsthourofintroductionhadbeensoverysoonfollowedbydistinguishingnotice;thehistorywhichhehadtogiveMrs.Coleoftheriseandprogressoftheaffairwassogloriousthestepssoquick,fromtheaccidentalrencontre,tothedinneratMr.Green’s,andthepartyatMrs.Brown’ssmilesandblushesrisinginimportancewithconsciousnessandagitationrichlyscatteredtheladyhadbeensoeasilyimpressedsosweetlydisposedhadinshort,touseamostintelligiblephrase,beensoveryreadytohavehim,thatvanityandprudencewereequallycontented.

           Hehadcaughtbothsubstanceandshadowbothfortuneandaffection,andwasjustthehappymanheoughttobe;talkingonlyofhimselfandhisownconcernsexpectingtobecongratulatedreadytobelaughedatand,withcordial,fearlesssmiles,nowaddressingalltheyoungladiesoftheplace,towhom,afewweeksago,hewouldhavebeenmorecautiouslygallant.

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