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LII. Converging Courses

           However,doesawomankeepapromise,nottomarry,buttoenteronanengagementtomarryatsometime?NowyouknowwomenbetterthanItellme."

           "Iamafeardyouhonourmyunderstandingtoomuch.However,shemaykeepsuchapromise,ifitismadewithanhonestmeaningtorepairawrong."

           "Ithasnotgonefaryet,butIthinkitwillsoonyes,Iknowitwill,"hesaid,inanimpulsivewhisper."Ihavepressedheruponthesubject,andsheinclinestobekindtome,andtothinkofmeasahusbandatalongfuturetime,andthat’senoughforme.HowcanIexpectmore?Shehasanotionthatawomanshouldnotmarrywithinsevenyearsofherhusband’sdisappearancethatherownselfshouldn’t,Imeanbecausehisbodywasnotfound.Itmaybemerelythislegalreasonwhichinfluencesher,oritmaybeareligiousone,butsheisreluctanttotalkonthepoint.Yetshehaspromisedimpliedthatshewillratifyanengagementto-night."

           "Sevenyears,"murmuredOak.

           "No,noit’snosuchthing!"hesaid,withimpatience."Fiveyears,ninemonths,andafewdays.Fifteenmonthsnearlyhavepassedsincehevanished,andisthereanythingsowonderfulinanengagementoflittlemorethanfiveyears?"

           "Itseemslonginaforwardview.Don’tbuildtoomuchuponsuchpromises,sir.Remember,youhaveoncebe’ndeceived.Hermeaningmaybegood;butthereshe’syoungyet."

           "Deceived?Never!"saidBoldwood,vehemently."Sheneverpromisedmeatthatfirsttime,andhenceshedidnotbreakherpromise!Ifshepromisesme,she’llmarryme.Bathshebaisawomantoherword.

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