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Chapter XXXIV

           Shebeganimmediatelytodetermine,thatEdwardwholivedwithhismother,mustbeaskedashismotherwas,toapartygivenbyhissister;andtoseehimforthefirsttime,afterallthatpassed,inthecompanyofLucy!—shehardlyknewhowshecouldbearit!

           Theseapprehensions,perhaps,werenotfoundedentirelyonreason,andcertainlynotatallontruth.Theywererelievedhowever,notbyherownrecollection,butbythegoodwillofLucy,whobelievedherselftobeinflictingaseveredisappointmentwhenshetoldherthatEdwardcertainlywouldnotbeinHarleyStreetonTuesday,andevenhopedtobecarryingthepainstillfartherbypersuadingherthathewaskeptawaybytheextremeaffectionforherself,whichhecouldnotconcealwhentheyweretogether.

           TheimportantTuesdaycamethatwastointroducethetwoyoungladiestothisformidablemother-in-law.

           "Pityme,dearMissDashwood!"saidLucy,astheywalkedupthestairstogether—fortheMiddletonsarrivedsodirectlyafterMrs.Jennings,thattheyallfollowedtheservantatthesametime—"Thereisnobodyherebutyou,thatcanfeelforme.—IdeclareIcanhardlystand.

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