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Chapter 56

           ButIsupposeyouknowthatanymanwhocourtsherwillhaveatusslewithCaptainButler,forIneversawsuchadevotedfather.Now,mydear,Iwishtoconfesssomething.UntilImetCaptainButler,Ifeltthatyourmarriagewithhimhadbeenadreadfulmesalliancefor,ofcourse,nooneinCharlestonhearsanythinggoodabouthimandeveryoneissosorryforhisfamily.Infact,EulalieandIwereuncertainastowhetherornotweshouldreceivehimbut,afterall,thedearchildisourgreat-niece.Whenhecame,wewerepleasantlysurprised,mostpleasantly,andrealizedhowunChristianitistocreditidlegossip.Forheismostcharming.Quitehandsome,too,wethought,andsoverygraveandcourteous.Andsodevotedtoyouandthechild.

           "Andnow,mydear,ImustwriteyouofsomethingthathascometoourearssomethingEulalieandIwereloathtobelieveatfirst.Wehadheard,ofcourse,thatyousometimesdidhelpoutatthestorethatMr.Kennedyhadleftyou.Wehadheardrumorsbut,ofcourse,wedeniedthem.Werealizedthatinthosefirstdreadfuldaysafterthewar,itwasperhapsnecessary,conditionsbeingwhattheywere.Butthereisnonecessitynowforsuchconductonyourpart,asIknowCaptainButlerisinquitecomfortablecircumstancesandis,moreover,fullycapableofmanagingforyouanybusinessandpropertyyoumayown.WehadtoknowthetruthoftheserumorsandwereforcedtoaskCaptainButlerpoint-blankquestionswhichwasmostdistressingtoallofus.

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