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III. The Serious Discourse of Clym with His Cousin

           “Well,firstyouwillpromisemethis—thatyouwon’tbeangryandcallmeanythingharshifyoudisagreewithwhatIpropose?”

           Yeobrightpromised,andshecontinued:“WhatIwantisyouradvice,foryouaremyrelation—Imean,asortofguardiantome—aren’tyou,Clym?”

           “Well,yes,IsupposeIam;asortofguardian.Infact,Iam,ofcourse,”hesaid,altogetherperplexedastoherdrift.

           “Iamthinkingofmarrying,”shethenobservedblandly.“ButIshallnotmarryunlessyouassuremethatyouapproveofsuchastep.Whydon’tyouspeak?”

           “Iwastakenratherbysurprise.But,nevertheless,Iamverygladtohearsuchnews.Ishallapprove,ofcourse,dearTamsie.Whocanitbe?Iamquiteatalosstoguess.NoIamnot—’tistheolddoctor!—notthatImeantocallhimold,forheisnotveryoldafterall.Ah—Inoticedwhenheattendedyoulasttime!”

           “No,no,”shesaidhastily.“’TisMr.Venn.”

           Clym’sfacesuddenlybecamegrave.

           “There,now,youdon’tlikehim,andIwishIhadn’tmentionedhim!”sheexclaimedalmostpetulantly.“AndIshouldn’thavedoneit,either,onlyhekeepsonbotheringmesotillIdon’tknowwhattodo!”

           Clymlookedattheheath.“IlikeVennwellenough,”heansweredatlast.“Heisaveryhonestandatthesametimeastuteman.Heisclevertoo,asisprovedbyhishavinggotyoutofavourhim.Butreally,Thomasin,heisnotquite—”

           “Gentlemanenoughforme?ThatisjustwhatIfeel.IamsorrynowthatIaskedyou,andIwon’tthinkanymoreofhim.

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