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Chapter XXI

           "Youmighthavesparedyourselfthetroubleofdeliveringthattirade,"answeredGeorgiana. "Everybodyknowsyouarethemostselfish,heartlesscreatureinexistence: andIknowyourspitefulhatredtowardsme:IhavehadaspecimenofitbeforeinthetrickyouplayedmeaboutLordEdwinVere: youcouldnotbearmetoberaisedaboveyou,tohaveatitle,tobereceivedintocircleswhereyoudarenotshowyourface,andsoyouactedthespyandinformer,andruinedmyprospectsforever." Georgianatookoutherhandkerchiefandblewhernoseforanhourafterwards; Elizasatcold,impassable,andassiduouslyindustrious. 

           True,generousfeelingismadesmallaccountofbysome,buthereweretwonaturesrendered,theoneintolerablyacrid,theotherdespicablysavourlessforthewantofit. Feelingwithoutjudgmentisawashydraughtindeed;butjudgmentuntemperedbyfeelingistoobitterandhuskyamorselforhumandeglutition. 

           Itwasawetandwindyafternoon:Georgianahadfallenasleeponthesofaovertheperusalofanovel; Elizawasgonetoattendasaint’s-dayserviceatthenewchurchforinmattersofreligionshewasarigidformalist:noweathereverpreventedthepunctualdischargeofwhatsheconsideredherdevotionalduties; fairorfoul,shewenttochurchthriceeverySunday,andasoftenonweek-daysastherewereprayers. 

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