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Chapter 62

           Whenhehadpartedfromherbefore,hehadbeeninignoranceoffactswhichgaveanewaspecttotherelationbetweenthem,andmadeamoreabsoluteseverancethanhehadthenbelievedin.HeknewnothingofDorothea’sprivatefortune,andbeinglittleusedtoreflectonsuchmatters,tookitforgrantedthataccordingtoMr.Casaubon’sarrangementmarriagetohim,WillLadislaw,wouldmeanthatsheconsentedtobepenniless.Thatwasnotwhathecouldwishforeveninhissecretheart,orevenifshehadbeenreadytomeetsuchhardcontrastforhissake.Andthen,too,therewasthefreshsmartofthatdisclosureabouthismother’sfamily,whichifknownwouldbeanaddedreasonwhyDorothea’sfriendsshouldlookdownuponhimasutterlybelowher.Thesecrethopethataftersomeyearshemightcomebackwiththesensethathehadatleastapersonalvalueequaltoherwealth,seemednowthedreamycontinuationofadream.ThischangewouldsurelyjustifyhiminaskingDorotheatoreceivehimoncemore.

           ButDorotheaonthatmorningwasnotathometoreceiveWill’snote.Inconsequenceofaletterfromheruncleannouncinghisintentiontobeathomeinaweek,shehaddrivenfirsttoFreshitttocarrythenews,meaningtogoontotheGrangetodeliversomeorderswithwhichherunclehadintrustedherthinking,ashesaid,"alittlementaloccupationofthissortgoodforawidow.

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