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Chapter 18

           Youareyounger;yetldonotsuppose,possessedasyouareofacompetentfortune,thatanearlymarriagewouldatallinterferewithanyfutureplansofhonourandutilitythatyoumayhaveformed.Donotsuppose,however,thatIwishtodictatehappinesstoyouorthatadelayonyourpartwouldcausemeanyseriousuneasiness.Interpretmywordswithcandourandanswerme,Iconjureyou,withconfidenceandsincerity."

           Ilistenedtomyfatherinsilenceandremainedforsometimeincapableofofferinganyreply.Irevolvedrapidlyinmymindamultitudeofthoughtsandendeavouredtoarriveatsomeconclusion.Alas!TometheideaofanimmediateunionwithmyElizabethwasoneofhorroranddismay.IwasboundbyasolemnpromisewhichIhadnotyetfulfilledanddarednotbreak,orifIdid,whatmanifoldmiseriesmightnotimpendovermeandmydevotedfamily!CouldIenterintoafestivalwiththisdeadlyweightyethangingroundmyneckandbowingmetotheground?ImustperformmyengagementandletthemonsterdepartwithhismatebeforeIallowedmyselftoenjoythedelightofaunionfromwhichIexpectedpeace.

           IrememberedalsothenecessityimposeduponmeofeitherjourneyingtoEnglandorenteringintoalongcorrespondencewiththosephilosophersofthatcountrywhoseknowledgeanddiscoverieswereofindispensableusetomeinmypresentundertaking.Thelattermethodofobtainingthedesiredintelligencewasdilatoryandunsatisfactory;besides,Ihadaninsurmountableaversiontotheideaofengagingmyselfinmyloathsometaskinmyfather’shousewhileinhabitsoffamiliarintercoursewiththoseIloved.Iknewthatathousandfearfulaccidentsmightoccur,theslightestofwhichwoulddiscloseataletothrillallconnectedwithmewithhorror.IwasawarealsothatIshouldoftenloseallself-command,allcapacityofhidingtheharrowingsensationsthatwouldpossessmeduringtheprogressofmyunearthlyoccupation.

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