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Chapter 58

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           "Icannotconceivewhyyoushouldspeakofyourcousinsocontemptuously,"saidRosamond,herfingersmovingatherworkwhileshespokewithamildgravitywhichhadatouchofdisdaininit.

           "AskLadislawifhedoesn’tthinkyourCaptainthegreatestboreheevermetwith.Ladislawhasalmostforsakenthehousesincehecame."

           RosamondthoughtsheknewperfectlywellwhyMr.LadislawdislikedtheCaptain:hewasjealous,andshelikedhisbeingjealous.

           "Itisimpossibletosaywhatwillsuiteccentricpersons,"sheanswered,"butinmyopinionCaptainLydgateisathoroughgentleman,andIthinkyououghtnot,outofrespecttoSirGodwin,totreathimwithneglect."

           "No,dear;butwehavehaddinnersforhim.Andhecomesinandgoesoutashelikes.Hedoesn’twantme"

           "Still,whenheisintheroom,youmightshowhimmoreattention.Hemaynotbeaphoenixofclevernessinyoursense;hisprofessionisdifferent;butitwouldbeallthebetterforyoutotalkalittleonhissubjects.Ithinkhisconversationisquiteagreeable.Andheisanythingbutanunprincipledman."

           "Thefactis,youwouldwishmetobealittlemorelikehim,Rosy,"saidLydgate,inasortofresignedmurmur,withasmilewhichwasnotexactlytender,andcertainlynotmerry.Rosamondwassilentanddidnotsmileagain;butthelovelycurvesofherfacelookedgood-temperedenoughwithoutsmiling.

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