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Chapter 18

           Weston,withaverygoodgrace,immediatelyexclaimed,

           "Mydearmadam!Nobodybutyourselfcouldimaginesuchathingpossible.Notheardofyou!IbelieveMrs.Weston’sletterslatelyhavebeenfullofverylittleelsethanMrs.Elton."

           Hehaddonehisdutyandcouldreturntohisson.

           "WhenFrankleftus,"continuedhe,"itwasquiteuncertainwhenwemightseehimagain,whichmakesthisday’snewsdoublywelcome.Ithasbeencompletelyunexpected.Thatis,Ialwayshadastrongpersuasionhewouldbehereagainsoon,Iwassuresomethingfavourablewouldturnupbutnobodybelievedme.HeandMrs.Westonwerebothdreadfullydesponding.‘Howcouldhecontrivetocome?Andhowcoulditbesupposedthathisuncleandauntwouldsparehimagain?’andsoforthIalwaysfeltthatsomethingwouldhappeninourfavour;andsoithas,yousee.Ihaveobserved,Mrs.Elton,inthecourseofmylife,thatifthingsaregoinguntowardlyonemonth,theyaresuretomendthenext."

           "Verytrue,Mr.Weston,perfectlytrue.ItisjustwhatIusedtosaytoacertaingentlemanincompanyinthedaysofcourtship,when,becausethingsdidnotgoquiteright,didnotproceedwithalltherapiditywhichsuitedhisfeelings,hewasapttobeindespair,andexclaimthathewassureatthisrateitwouldbeMaybeforeHymen’ssaffronrobewouldbeputonforus.

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