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Chapter 1

           Hehadgivenhersomehintsofitthelastspringintown;hehadgonesofarevenastosay,“Canweretrench?Doesitoccurtoyouthatthereisanyonearticleinwhichwecanretrench?”andElizabeth,todoherjustice,had,inthefirstardouroffemalealarm,setseriouslytothinkwhatcouldbedone,andhadfinallyproposedthesetwobranchesofeconomy,tocutoffsomeunnecessarycharities,andtorefrainfromnewfurnishingthedrawing-room;towhichexpedientssheafterwardsaddedthehappythoughtoftheirtakingnopresentdowntoAnne,ashadbeentheusualyearlycustom.Butthesemeasures,howevergoodinthemselves,wereinsufficientfortherealextentoftheevil,thewholeofwhichSirWalterfoundhimselfobligedtoconfesstohersoonafterwards.Elizabethhadnothingtoproposeofdeeperefficacy.Shefeltherselfill-usedandunfortunate,asdidherfather;andtheywereneitherofthemabletodeviseanymeansoflesseningtheirexpenseswithoutcompromisingtheirdignity,orrelinquishingtheircomfortsinawaynottobeborne.

           TherewasonlyasmallpartofhisestatethatSirWaltercoulddisposeof;buthadeveryacrebeenalienable,itwouldhavemadenodifference.Hehadcondescendedtomortgageasfarashehadthepower,buthewouldnevercondescendtosell.No;hewouldneverdisgracehisnamesofar.TheKellynchestateshouldbetransmittedwholeandentire,ashehadreceivedit

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