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Chapter XXVI

           "Oh!Colonel,"saidshe,withherusualnoisycheerfulness,"Iammonstrousgladtoseeyou—sorryIcouldnotcomebefore—begyourpardon,butIhavebeenforcedtolookaboutmealittle,andsettlemymatters;foritisalongwhilesinceIhavebeenathome,andyouknowonehasalwaysaworldoflittleoddthingstodoafteronehasbeenawayforanytime;andthenIhavehadCartwrighttosettlewith—Lord,Ihavebeenasbusyasabeeeversincedinner!Butpray,Colonel,howcameyoutoconjureoutthatIshouldbeintowntoday?"

           "IhadthepleasureofhearingitatMr.Palmer’s,whereIhavebeendining."

           "Oh,youdid;well,andhowdotheyalldoattheirhouse?HowdoesCharlottedo?Iwarrantyousheisafinesizebythistime."

           "Mrs.Palmerappearedquitewell,andIamcommissionedtotellyou,thatyouwillcertainlyseeherto-morrow."

           "Ay,tobesure,Ithoughtasmuch.Well,Colonel,Ihavebroughttwoyoungladieswithme,yousee—thatis,youseebutoneofthemnow,butthereisanothersomewhere.Yourfriend,MissMarianne,too—whichyouwillnotbesorrytohear.IdonotknowwhatyouandMr.Willoughbywilldobetweenyouabouther.Ay,itisafinethingtobeyoungandhandsome.Well!Iwasyoungonce,butIneverwasveryhandsome—worseluckforme.However,Igotaverygoodhusband,andIdon’tknowwhatthegreatestbeautycandomore.Ah!poorman!hehasbeendeadtheseeightyearsandbetter.ButColonel,wherehaveyoubeentosinceweparted?Andhowdoesyourbusinessgoon?Come,come,let’shavenosecretsamongfriends.

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