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Chapter XLIX

           Hethuscontinued:

           "Mrs.FerrarshasneveryetmentionedEdward’sname,whichdoesnotsurpriseus;but,toourgreatastonishment,notalinehasbeenreceivedfromhimontheoccasion.Perhaps,however,heiskeptsilentbyhisfearofoffending,andIshall,therefore,givehimahint,byalinetoOxford,thathissisterandIboththinkaletterofpropersubmissionfromhim,addressedperhapstoFanny,andbyhershewntohermother,mightnotbetakenamiss;forweallknowthetendernessofMrs.Ferrars’sheart,andthatshewishesfornothingsomuchastobeongoodtermswithherchildren."

           ThisparagraphwasofsomeimportancetotheprospectsandconductofEdward.Itdeterminedhimtoattemptareconciliation,thoughnotexactlyinthemannerpointedoutbytheirbrotherandsister.

           "Aletterofpropersubmission!"repeatedhe;"wouldtheyhavemebegmymother’spardonforRobert’singratitudetoHER,andbreachofhonourtoME?—Icanmakenosubmission—Iamgrownneitherhumblenorpenitentbywhathaspassed.—Iamgrownveryhappy;butthatwouldnotinterest.—IknowofnosubmissionthatISproperformetomake."

           "Youmaycertainlyasktobeforgiven,"saidElinor,"becauseyouhaveoffended;—andIshouldthinkyoumightNOWventuresofarastoprofesssomeconcernforhavingeverformedtheengagementwhichdrewonyouyourmother’sanger."

           Heagreedthathemight.

           "Andwhenshehasforgivenyou,perhapsalittlehumilitymaybeconvenientwhileacknowledgingasecondengagement,almostasimprudentinHEReyesasthefirst

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