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Chapter XLIV

           IthappenedtocatchSophia’seyebeforeitcaughtmine—anditssize,theeleganceofthepaper,thehand-writingaltogether,immediatelygaveherasuspicion.SomevaguereporthadreachedherbeforeofmyattachmenttosomeyoungladyinDevonshire,andwhathadpassedwithinherobservationtheprecedingeveninghadmarkedwhotheyoungladywas,andmadehermorejealousthanever.Affectingthatairofplayfulness,therefore,whichisdelightfulinawomanoneloves,sheopenedtheletterdirectly,andreaditscontents.Shewaswellpaidforherimpudence.Shereadwhatmadeherwretched.HerwretchednessIcouldhaveborne,butherpassion—hermalice—Atalleventsitmustbeappeased.And,inshort—whatdoyouthinkofmywife’sstyleofletter-writing?—delicate—tender—trulyfeminine—wasitnot?"

           "Yourwife!—Theletterwasinyourownhand-writing."

           "Yes,butIhadonlythecreditofservilelycopyingsuchsentencesasIwasashamedtoputmynameto.Theoriginalwasallherown—herownhappythoughtsandgentlediction.ButwhatcouldIdo!—wewereengaged,everythinginpreparation,thedayalmostfixed—ButIamtalkinglikeafool.Preparation!—day!—Inhonestwords,hermoneywasnecessarytome,andinasituationlikemine,anythingwastobedonetopreventarupture.Andafterall,whatdiditsignifytomycharacterintheopinionofMarianneandherfriends,inwhatlanguagemyanswerwascouched?—Itmusthavebeenonlytooneend.Mybusinesswastodeclaremyselfascoundrel,andwhetherIdiditwithaboworablusterwasoflittleimportance.

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