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Chapter 2

           Herewasamanwhocouldunderstandthehigherinwardlife,andwithwhomtherecouldbesomespiritualcommunion;nay,whocouldilluminateprinciplewiththewidestknowledgeamanwhoselearningalmostamountedtoaproofofwhateverhebelieved!

           Dorothea’sinferencesmayseemlarge;butreallylifecouldneverhavegoneonatanyperiodbutforthisliberalallowanceofconclusions,whichhasfacilitatedmarriageunderthedifficultiesofcivilization.Hasanyoneeverpinchedintoitspiluloussmallnessthecobwebofpre-matrimonialacquaintanceship?

           "Certainly,"saidgoodSirJames."MissBrookeshallnotbeurgedtotellreasonsshewouldratherbesilentupon.Iamsureherreasonswoulddoherhonor."

           HewasnotintheleastjealousoftheinterestwithwhichDorotheahadlookedupatMr.Casaubon:itneveroccurredtohimthatagirltowhomhewasmeditatinganofferofmarriagecouldcareforadriedbookwormtowardsfifty,except,indeed,inareligioussortofway,asforaclergymanofsomedistinction.

           However,sinceMissBrookehadbecomeengagedinaconversationwithMr.CasaubonabouttheVaudoisclergy,SirJamesbetookhimselftoCelia,andtalkedtoherabouthersister;spokeofahouseintown,andaskedwhetherMissBrookedislikedLondon

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