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Chapter 22
Shehadimaginedsuchdifficultiesoffortunetoexistthereasmustpreventthemarriagefrombeingnearathand;butshelearnedfromCharlesthat,veryrecently,(sinceMary’slastlettertoherself),CharlesHayterhadbeenappliedtobyafriendtoholdalivingforayouthwhocouldnotpossiblyclaimitundermanyyears;andthatonthestrengthofhispresentincome,withalmostacertaintyofsomethingmorepermanentlongbeforetheterminquestion,thetwofamilieshadconsentedtotheyoungpeople’swishes,andthattheirmarriagewaslikelytotakeplaceinafewmonths,quiteassoonasLouisa’s.“Andaverygoodlivingitwas,”Charlesadded:“onlyfive-and-twentymilesfromUppercross,andinaveryfinecountry:finepartofDorsetshire.Inthecentreofsomeofthebestpreservesinthekingdom,surroundedbythreegreatproprietors,eachmorecarefulandjealousthantheother;andtotwoofthethreeatleast,CharlesHaytermightgetaspecialrecommendation.Notthathewillvalueitasheought,”heobserved,“Charlesistoocoolaboutsporting.That’stheworstofhim.”
“Iamextremelyglad,indeed,”criedAnne,“particularlygladthatthisshouldhappen;andthatoftwosisters,whobothdeserveequallywell,andwhohavealwaysbeensuchgoodfriends,thepleasantprospectofoneshouldnotbedimmingthoseoftheother—thattheyshouldbesoequalintheirprosperityandcomfort.Ihopeyourfatherandmotherarequitehappywithregardtoboth.”
“Oh!yes.
