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Chapter XXXVIII

           AndIamsureLucywouldhavedonejustthesamebyme;forayearortwoback,whenMarthaSharpeandIhadsomanysecretstogether,shenevermadeanybonesofhidinginacloset,orbehindachimney-board,onpurposetohearwhatwesaid."

           Elinortriedtotalkofsomethingelse;butMissSteelecouldnotbekeptbeyondacoupleofminutes,fromwhatwasuppermostinhermind.

           "EdwardtalksofgoingtoOxfordsoon,"saidshe;"butnowheislodgingatNo.—,PallMall.Whatanill-naturedwomanhismotheris,an’tshe?Andyourbrotherandsisterwerenotverykind!However,Ishan’tsayanythingagainstthemtoYOU;andtobesuretheydidsendushomeintheirownchariot,whichwasmorethanIlookedfor.Andformypart,Iwasallinafrightforfearyoursistershouldaskusforthehuswifesshehadgaveusadayortwobefore;but,however,nothingwassaidaboutthem,andItookcaretokeepmineoutofsight.EdwardhavegotsomebusinessatOxford,hesays;sohemustgothereforatime;andafterTHAT,assoonashecanlightuponaBishop,hewillbeordained.Iwonderwhatcuracyhewillget!—Goodgracious!(gigglingasshespoke)I’dlaymylifeIknowwhatmycousinswillsay,whentheyhearofit.TheywilltellmeIshouldwritetotheDoctor,togetEdwardthecuracyofhisnewliving.Iknowtheywill;butIamsureIwouldnotdosuchathingforalltheworld.—’La!’Ishallsaydirectly,’Iwonderhowyoucouldthinkofsuchathing?IwritetotheDoctor,indeed!’"

           "Well,"saidElinor,"itisacomforttobepreparedagainsttheworst.Youhavegotyouranswerready.

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