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Chapter 19. The Storming of the Castle in the Air

           Shewaspaleandfrightened;butshehadnoothercarethantosoothehimandgethimaway,forhisowndearsake.Shewasbetweenhimandthewonderingfaces,turnedrounduponhisbreastwithherownfaceraisedtohis.Heheldherclaspedinhisleftarm,andbetweenwhilesherlowvoicewasheardtenderlyimploringhimtogoawaywithher.

           ‘Bornhere,’herepeated,sheddingtears.‘Bredhere.Ladiesandgentlemen,mydaughter.Childofanunfortunatefather,but—ha—alwaysagentleman.Poor,nodoubt,but—hum—proud.Alwaysproud.Ithasbecomea—hum—notinfrequentcustomformy—ha—personaladmirers—personaladmirerssolely—tobepleasedtoexpresstheirdesiretoacknowledgemysemi-officialpositionhere,byoffering—ha—littletributes,whichusuallytaketheformof—ha—voluntaryrecognitionsofmyhumbleendeavoursto—hum—toupholdaTonehere—aTone—IbegittobeunderstoodthatIdonotconsidermyselfcompromised.Ha.Notcompromised.Ha.Notabeggar.No;Irepudiatethetitle!Atthesametimefarbeitfrommeto—hum—toputuponthefinefeelingsbywhichmypartialfriendsareactuated,theslightofscruplingtoadmitthatthoseofferingsare—hum—highlyacceptable.Onthecontrary,theyaremostacceptable.Inmychild’sname,ifnotinmyown,Imaketheadmissioninthefullestmanner,atthesametimereserving—ha—shallIsaymypersonaldignity?Ladiesandgentlemen,Godblessyouall!’

           Bythistime,theexceedingmortificationundergonebytheBosomhadoccasionedthewithdrawalofthegreaterpartofthecompanyintootherrooms.

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