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Chapter XLII

           

           Shereturnedjustintimetojointheothersastheyquittedthehouse,onanexcursionthroughitsmoreimmediatepremises;andtherestofthemorningwaseasilywhiledaway,inloungingroundthekitchengarden,examiningthebloomuponitswalls,andlisteningtothegardener’slamentationsuponblights,indawdlingthroughthegreen-house,wherethelossofherfavouriteplants,unwarilyexposed,andnippedbythelingeringfrost,raisedthelaughterofCharlotte,—andinvisitingherpoultry-yard,where,inthedisappointedhopesofherdairy-maid,byhensforsakingtheirnests,orbeingstolenbyafox,orintherapiddecreaseofapromisingyoungbrood,shefoundfreshsourcesofmerriment.

           Themorningwasfineanddry,andMarianne,inherplanofemploymentabroad,hadnotcalculatedforanychangeofweatherduringtheirstayatCleveland.Withgreatsurprisetherefore,didshefindherselfpreventedbyasettledrainfromgoingoutagainafterdinner.ShehaddependedonatwilightwalktotheGreciantemple,andperhapsalloverthegrounds,andaneveningmerelycoldordampwouldnothavedeterredherfromit;butaheavyandsettledrainevenSHEcouldnotfancydryorpleasantweatherforwalking.

           Theirpartywassmall,andthehourspassedquietlyaway.Mrs.Palmerhadherchild,andMrs.Jenningshercarpet-work;theytalkedofthefriendstheyhadleftbehind,arrangedLadyMiddleton’sengagements,andwonderedwhetherMr.PalmerandColonelBrandonwouldgetfartherthanReadingthatnight.

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