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Strongly illustrative of the Position, that the Course of True Love is not a Railway

           

           Whethertheprobabilityofescapingfromtheconsequencesofthisill-timeddiscoverywasdelightfultothespinster’sfeelings,orwhetherthehearingherselfdescribedasa‘lovelywoman’softenedtheasperityofhergrief,weknownot.Sheblushedslightly,andcastagratefullookonMr.Jingle.

           Thatinsinuatinggentlemansigheddeeply,fixedhiseyesonthespinsteraunt’sfaceforacoupleofminutes,startedmelodramatically,andsuddenlywithdrewthem.

           ‘Youseemunhappy,Mr.Jingle,’saidthelady,inaplaintivevoice.‘MayIshowmygratitudeforyourkindinterference,byinquiringintothecause,withaview,ifpossible,toitsremoval?’

           ‘Ha!’exclaimedMr.Jingle,withanotherstart—‘removal!removemyunhappiness,andyourlovebestoweduponamanwhoisinsensibletotheblessingwhoevennowcontemplatesadesignupontheaffectionsofthenieceofthecreaturewhobutno;heismyfriend;Iwillnotexposehisvices.MissWardlefarewell!’Attheconclusionofthisaddress,themostconsecutivehewaseverknowntoutter,Mr.Jingleappliedtohiseyestheremnantofahandkerchiefbeforenoticed,andturnedtowardsthedoor.

           ‘Stay,Mr.Jingle!’saidthespinsterauntemphatically.‘YouhavemadeanallusiontoMr.Tupmanexplainit.’

           ‘Never!’exclaimedJingle,withaprofessional(i.e.,theatrical)air.

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