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Chapter 8

           Alargebulkyfigurehasasgoodarighttobeindeepaffliction,asthemostgracefulsetoflimbsintheworld.But,fairornotfair,thereareunbecomingconjunctions,whichreasonwillpatronizeinvainwhichtastecannottoleratewhichridiculewillseize.

           TheAdmiral,aftertakingtwoorthreerefreshingturnsabouttheroomwithhishandsbehindhim,beingcalledtoorderbyhiswife,nowcameuptoCaptainWentworth,andwithoutanyobservationofwhathemightbeinterrupting,thinkingonlyofhisownthoughts,beganwith

           “IfyouhadbeenaweeklateratLisbon,lastspring,Frederick,youwouldhavebeenaskedtogiveapassagetoLadyMaryGriersonandherdaughters.”

           “ShouldI?IamgladIwasnotaweeklaterthen.”

           TheAdmiralabusedhimforhiswantofgallantry.Hedefendedhimself;thoughprofessingthathewouldneverwillinglyadmitanyladiesonboardashipofhis,exceptingforaball,oravisit,whichafewhoursmightcomprehend.

           “But,ifIknowmyself,”saidhe,“thisisfromnowantofgallantrytowardsthem.Itisratherfromfeelinghowimpossibleitis,withallone’sefforts,andallone’ssacrifices,tomaketheaccommodationsonboardsuchaswomenoughttohave.Therecanbenowantofgallantry,Admiral,inratingtheclaimsofwomentoeverypersonalcomforthigh,andthisiswhatIdo.Ihatetohearofwomenonboard,ortoseethemonboard;andnoshipundermycommandshalleverconveyafamilyofladiesanywhere,ifIcanhelpit.”

           Thisbroughthissisteruponhim.

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