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Chapter XXII

           

           "IwasafraidyouwouldthinkIwastakingagreatlibertywithyou,"saidshe,"intellingyouallthis.Ihavenotknownyoulongtobesure,personallyatleast,butIhaveknownyouandallyourfamilybydescriptionagreatwhile;andassoonasIsawyou,Ifeltalmostasifyouwasanoldacquaintance.Besidesinthepresentcase,IreallythoughtsomeexplanationwasduetoyouaftermymakingsuchparticularinquiriesaboutEdward’smother;andIamsounfortunate,thatIhavenotacreaturewhoseadviceIcanask.Anneistheonlypersonthatknowsofit,andshehasnojudgmentatall;indeed,shedoesmeagreatdealmoreharmthangood,forIaminconstantfearofherbetrayingme.Shedoesnotknowhowtoholdhertongue,asyoumustperceive,andIamsureIwasinthegreatestfrightintheworldt’otherday,whenEdward’snamewasmentionedbySirJohn,lestsheshouldoutwithitall.Youcan’tthinkhowmuchIgothroughinmymindfromitaltogether.IonlywonderthatIamaliveafterwhatIhavesufferedforEdward’ssaketheselastfouryears.Everythinginsuchsuspenseanduncertainty;andseeinghimsoseldom—wecanhardlymeetabovetwicea-year.IamsureIwondermyheartisnotquitebroke."

           Hereshetookoutherhandkerchief;butElinordidnotfeelverycompassionate.

           "Sometimes."continuedLucy,afterwipinghereyes,"Ithinkwhetheritwouldnotbebetterforusbothtobreakoffthematterentirely."Asshesaidthis,shelookeddirectlyathercompanion."ButthenatothertimesIhavenotresolutionenoughforit.

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