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Chapter 14

           ‘Howhappyyoudomakeuswhenyoutellusthat,tobesure!’

           ‘Itellyou,ma’am,’saidMrWitherden,‘whatIthinkasanhonestman,which,asthepoetobserves,isthenoblestworkofGod.Iagreewiththepoetineveryparticular,ma’am.ThemountainousAlpsontheonehand,orahumming-birdontheother,isnothing,inpointofworkmanship,toanhonestmanorwomanorwoman.’

           ‘AnythingthatMrWitherdencansayofme,’observedasmallquietvoice,‘Icansay,withinterest,ofhim,Iamsure.’

           ‘It’sahappycircumstance,atrulyhappycircumstance,’saidtheNotary,‘tohappentoouponhiseight-and-twentiethbirthday,andIhopeIknowhowtoappreciateit.Itrust,MrGarland,mydearSir,thatwemaymutuallycongratulateeachotheruponthisauspiciousoccasion.’

           Tothistheoldgentlemanrepliedthathefeltassuredtheymight.Thereappearedtobeanothershakingofhandsinconsequence,andwhenitwasover,theoldgentlemansaidthat,thoughhesaiditwhoshouldnot,hebelievednosonhadeverbeenagreatercomforttohisparentsthanAbelGarlandhadbeentohis.

           ‘MarryingashismotherandIdid,lateinlife,sir,afterwaitingforagreatmanyyears,untilwewerewellenoughoffcomingtogetherwhenwewerenolongeryoung,andthenbeingblessedwithonechildwhohasalwaysbeendutifulandaffectionatewhy,it’sasourceofgreathappinesstousboth,sir.’

           ‘Ofcourseitis,Ihavenodoubtofit,’returnedtheNotaryinasympathisingvoice.‘It’sthecontemplationofthissortofthing,thatmakesmedeploremyfateinbeingabachelor.

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