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Chapter 12

           Woodhouse,andhecouldonlybekepttolerablycomfortablebyalmostceaselessattentiononhisdaughter’sside,andbyexertionswhichhadnevercostherhalfsomuchbefore.Itremindedheroftheirfirstforlorntete-a-tete,ontheeveningofMrs.Weston’swedding-day;butMr.Knightleyhadwalkedinthen,soonaftertea,anddissipatedeverymelancholyfancy.Alas!suchdelightfulproofsofHartfield’sattraction,asthosesortofvisitsconveyed,mightshortlybeover.Thepicturewhichshehadthendrawnoftheprivationsoftheapproachingwinter,hadprovederroneous;nofriendshaddesertedthem,nopleasureshadbeenlost.Butherpresentforebodingsshefearedwouldexperiencenosimilarcontradiction.Theprospectbeforehernow,wasthreateningtoadegreethatcouldnotbeentirelydispelledthatmightnotbeevenpartiallybrightened.Ifalltookplacethatmighttakeplaceamongthecircleofherfriends,Hartfieldmustbecomparativelydeserted;andshelefttocheerherfatherwiththespiritsonlyofruinedhappiness.

           ThechildtobebornatRandallsmustbeatiethereevendearerthanherself;andMrs.Weston’sheartandtimewouldbeoccupiedbyit.Theyshouldloseher;and,probably,ingreatmeasure,herhusbandalso.FrankChurchillwouldreturnamongthemnomore;andMissFairfax,itwasreasonabletosuppose,wouldsoonceasetobelongtoHighbury.Theywouldbemarried,andsettledeitheratornearEnscombe

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