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The Letter and the Answer

           Itaddressedmeasifourplaceswerereversed,asifallthegooddeedshadbeenmineandallthefeelingstheyhadawakenedhis.Itdweltonmybeingyoung,andhepasttheprimeoflife;onhishavingattainedaripeage,whileIwasachild;onhiswritingtomewithasilveredhead,andknowingallthissowellastosetitinfullbeforemeformaturedeliberation.IttoldmethatIwouldgainnothingbysuchamarriageandlosenothingbyrejectingit,fornonewrelationcouldenhancethetendernessinwhichheheldme,andwhatevermydecisionwas,hewascertainitwouldberight.Buthehadconsideredthisstepanewsinceourlateconfidenceandhaddecidedontakingit,ifitonlyservedtoshowmethroughonepoorinstancethatthewholeworldwouldreadilyunitetofalsifythesternpredictionofmychildhood.IwasthelasttoknowwhathappinessIcouldbestowuponhim,butofthathesaidnomore,forIwasalwaystorememberthatIowedhimnothingandthathewasmydebtor,andforverymuch.Hehadoftenthoughtofourfuture,andforeseeingthatthetimemustcome,andfearingthatitmightcomesoon,whenAda(nowverynearlyofage)wouldleaveus,andwhenourpresentmodeoflifemustbebrokenup,hadbecomeaccustomedtoreflectonthisproposal.Thushemadeit.

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