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III. The Serious Discourse of Clym with His Cousin

           “Ihadnobusinesstothinkofhim—Ioughttohavethoughtofmyfamily.Whatdreadfullybadimpulsesthereareinme!”Herlipstrembled,andsheturnedawaytohideatear.

           Clym,thoughvexedatwhatseemedherunaccountabletaste,wasinameasurerelievedtofindthatatanyratethemarriagequestioninrelationtohimselfwasshelved.Throughseveralsucceedingdayshesawheratdifferenttimesfromthewindowofhisroommopingdisconsolatelyaboutthegarden.HewashalfangrywithherforchoosingVenn;thenhewasgrievedathavingputhimselfinthewayofVenn’shappiness,whowas,afterall,ashonestandperseveringayoungfellowasanyonEgdon,sincehehadturnedoveranewleaf.Inshort,Clymdidnotknowwhattodo.

           Whennexttheymetshesaidabruptly,“Heismuchmorerespectablenowthanhewasthen!”

           “Who?Oyes—DiggoryVenn.”

           “Auntonlyobjectedbecausehewasareddleman.”

           “Well,Thomasin,perhapsIdon’tknowalltheparticularsofmymother’swish.Soyouhadbetteruseyourowndiscretion.”

           “YouwillalwaysfeelthatIslightedyourmother’smemory.”

           “No,Iwillnot.Ishallthinkyouareconvincedthat,hadsheseenDiggoryinhispresentposition,shewouldhaveconsideredhimafittinghusbandforyou.Now,that’smyrealfeeling.Don’tconsultmeanymore,butdoasyoulike,Thomasin.Ishallbecontent.”

           ItistobesupposedthatThomasinwasconvinced;forafewdaysafterthis,whenClymstrayedintoapartoftheheaththathehadnotlatelyvisited,Humphrey,whowasatworkthere,saidtohim,“IamgladtoseethatMrs.

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