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Chapter XXXI

           Theirfates,theirfortunes,cannotbethesame;andhadthenaturalsweetdispositionoftheonebeenguardedbyafirmermind,orahappiermarriage,shemighthavebeenallthatyouwilllivetoseetheotherbe.Buttowhatdoesallthislead?Iseemtohavebeendistressingyoufornothing.Ah!MissDashwood—asubjectsuchasthis—untouchedforfourteenyears—itisdangeroustohandleitatall!IWILLbemorecollected—moreconcise.Shelefttomycareheronlychild,alittlegirl,theoffspringofherfirstguiltyconnection,whowasthenaboutthreeyearsold.Shelovedthechild,andhadalwayskeptitwithher.Itwasavalued,aprecioustrusttome;andgladlywouldIhavedischargeditinthestrictestsense,bywatchingoverhereducationmyself,hadthenatureofoursituationsallowedit;butIhadnofamily,nohome;andmylittleElizawasthereforeplacedatschool.IsawhertherewheneverIcould,andafterthedeathofmybrother,(whichhappenedaboutfiveyearsago,andwhichlefttomethepossessionofthefamilyproperty,)shevisitedmeatDelaford.Icalledheradistantrelation;butIamwellawarethatIhaveingeneralbeensuspectedofamuchnearerconnectionwithher.Itisnowthreeyearsago(shehadjustreachedherfourteenthyear,)thatIremovedherfromschool,toplaceherunderthecareofaveryrespectablewoman,residinginDorsetshire,whohadthechargeoffourorfiveothergirlsofaboutthesametimeoflife;andfortwoyearsIhadeveryreasontobepleasedwithhersituation.ButlastFebruary,almostatwelvemonthback,shesuddenlydisappeared.

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