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Chapter 5

           

           ButnowCeliawasreallystartledatthesuspicionwhichhaddartedintohermind.Shewasseldomtakenbysurpriseinthisway,hermarvellousquicknessinobservingacertainorderofsignsgenerallypreparinghertoexpectsuchoutwardeventsasshehadaninterestin.NotthatshenowimaginedMr.Casaubontobealreadyanacceptedlover:shehadonlybeguntofeeldisgustatthepossibilitythatanythinginDorothea’smindcouldtendtowardssuchanissue.HerewassomethingreallytovexheraboutDodo:itwasallverywellnottoacceptSirJamesChettam,buttheideaofmarryingMr.Casaubon!Celiafeltasortofshamemingledwithasenseoftheludicrous.ButperhapsDodo,ifshewerereallyborderingonsuchanextravagance,mightbeturnedawayfromit:experiencehadoftenshownthatherimpressibilitymightbecalculatedon.Thedaywasdamp,andtheywerenotgoingtowalkout,sotheybothwentuptotheirsitting-room;andthereCeliaobservedthatDorothea,insteadofsettlingdownwithherusualdiligentinteresttosomeoccupation,simplyleanedherelbowonanopenbookandlookedoutofthewindowatthegreatcedarsilveredwiththedamp.Sheherselfhadtakenupthemakingofatoyforthecurate’schildren,andwasnotgoingtoenteronanysubjecttooprecipitately.

           DorotheawasinfactthinkingthatitwasdesirableforCeliatoknowofthemomentouschangeinMr.

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