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Chapter XLI

           

           "Wemaytreatitasajoke,"saidhe,atlast,recoveringfromtheaffectedlaughwhichhadconsiderablylengthenedoutthegenuinegaietyofthemoment—"but,uponmysoul,itisamostseriousbusiness.PoorEdward!heisruinedforever.Iamextremelysorryforit—forIknowhimtobeaverygood-heartedcreature;aswell-meaningafellowperhaps,asanyintheworld.Youmustnotjudgeofhim,MissDashwood,fromYOURslightacquaintance.—PoorEdward!—Hismannersarecertainlynotthehappiestinnature.—Butwearenotallborn,youknow,withthesamepowers,—thesameaddress.—Poorfellow!—toseehiminacircleofstrangers!—tobesureitwaspitiableenough!—butuponmysoul,Ibelievehehasasgoodaheartasanyinthekingdom;andIdeclareandprotesttoyouIneverwassoshockedinmylife,aswhenitallburstforth.Icouldnotbelieveit.—Mymotherwasthefirstpersonwhotoldmeofit;andI,feelingmyselfcalledontoactwithresolution,immediatelysaidtoher,’Mydearmadam,Idonotknowwhatyoumayintendtodoontheoccasion,butasformyself,Imustsay,thatifEdwarddoesmarrythisyoungwoman,Ineverwillseehimagain.’ThatwaswhatIsaidimmediately.—Iwasmostuncommonlyshocked,indeed!—PoorEdward!—hehasdoneforhimselfcompletely—shuthimselfoutforeverfromalldecentsociety!—but,asIdirectlysaidtomymother,Iamnotintheleastsurprisedatit;fromhisstyleofeducation,itwasalwaystobeexpected.Mypoormotherwashalffrantic.

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