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V. Sharp Words Are Spoken, and a Crisis Ensues

           “Yourmotherwillinfluenceyoutoomuch;Ishallnotbejudgedfairly,itwillgetafloatthatIamnotagoodgirl,andthewitchstorywillbeaddedtomakemeblacker!”

           “Theycannot.Nobodydarestospeakdisrespectfullyofyouorofme.”

           “OhhowIwishIwassureofneverlosingyou—thatyoucouldnotbeabletodesertmeanyhow!”

           Clymstoodsilentamoment.Hisfeelingswerehigh,themomentwaspassionate,andhecuttheknot.

           “Youshallbesureofme,darling,”hesaid,foldingherinhisarms.“Wewillbemarriedatonce.”

           “OClym!”

           “Doyouagreetoit?”

           “If—ifwecan.”

           “Wecertainlycan,bothbeingoffullage.AndIhavenotfollowedmyoccupationalltheseyearswithouthavingaccumulatedmoney;andifyouwillagreetoliveinatinycottagesomewhereontheheath,untilItakeahouseinBudmouthfortheschool,wecandoitataverylittleexpense.”

           “Howlongshallwehavetoliveinthetinycottage,Clym?”

           “Aboutsixmonths.AttheendofthattimeIshallhavefinishedmyreading—yes,wewilldoit,andthisheart-achingwillbeover.Weshall,ofcourse,liveinabsoluteseclusion,andourmarriedlifewillonlybegintooutwardviewwhenwetakethehouseinBudmouth,whereIhavealreadyaddressedaletteronthematter.Wouldyourgrandfatherallowyou?”

           “Ithinkhewould—ontheunderstandingthatitshouldnotlastlongerthansixmonths.”

           “Iwillguaranteethat,ifnomisfortunehappens.”

           “Ifnomisfortunehappens,”sherepeatedslowly.

           “Whichisnotlikely.Dearest,fixtheexactday

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