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Chapter XXXII

           Afteraconsiderablepause,Isaid "AndMissOliver?Areherdisappointmentandsorrowofnointeresttoyou?" 

           "MissOliveriseversurroundedbysuitorsandflatterers:inlessthanamonth,myimagewillbeeffacedfromherheart. Shewillforgetme;andwillmarry,probably,someonewhowillmakeherfarhappierthanIshoulddo." 

           "Youspeakcoollyenough;butyousufferintheconflict.Youarewastingaway." 

           "No.IfIgetalittlethin,itiswithanxietyaboutmyprospects,yetunsettledmydeparture,continuallyprocrastinated. Onlythismorning,Ireceivedintelligencethatthesuccessor,whosearrivalIhavebeensolongexpecting,cannotbereadytoreplacemeforthreemonthstocomeyet;andperhapsthethreemonthsmayextendtosix." 

           "YoutrembleandbecomeflushedwheneverMissOliverenterstheschoolroom." 

           Againthesurprisedexpressioncrossedhisface. Hehadnotimaginedthatawomanwoulddaretospeaksotoaman. Forme,Ifeltathomeinthissortofdiscourse. Icouldneverrestincommunicationwithstrong,discreet,andrefinedminds,whethermaleorfemale,tillIhadpassedtheoutworksofconventionalreserve,andcrossedthethresholdofconfidence,andwonaplacebytheirheart’sveryhearthstone. 

           "Youareoriginal,"saidhe,"andnottimid. Thereissomethingbraveinyourspirit,aswellaspenetratinginyoureye;butallowmetoassureyouthatyoupartiallymisinterpretmyemotions. Youthinkthemmoreprofoundandpotentthantheyare. 

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